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Book of Church Order (PCA)
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56-4
56-4. Before baptism, the minister is to use some words of instruction, touching the institution, nature, use, …
57-5
… their inheritance in the household of faith. If there be present any candidates for Baptism, the minister may state that: As applicants for admission into the Church of God …
4-4
… singing praises; reading, expounding and preaching the Word of God; administering the Sacraments of Baptism and the Lord's Supper; public solemn fasting and thanksgiving; catechizing; making offerings for the …
6-1
… by right of birth, non-communing members of the church. Hence they are entitled to Baptism, and to the pastoral oversight, instruction and government of the church, with a view …
12-5
… found delinquent; to see that parents do not neglect to present their children for Baptism; to receive members into the communion of the Church; to remove them for just …
12-8
12-8. Every Session shall keep an accurate record of baptisms, of communing members, of non-communing members, and of the deaths and dismissions of church …
56-1
56-1. Baptism is not to be unnecessarily delayed; not to be administered, in any case, by …
57-1
57-1. Believers’ children within the Visible Church, and especially those dedicated to God in Baptism, are non-communing members under the care of the Church. They are to be taught …
56-2
56-2. It is not to be privately administered, but in the presence of the congregation under the supervision of the Session.
56-3
56-3. After previous notice is given to the minister, the child to be baptized is to be presented, by one or both the parents, or some other responsible …
56-5
56-5. The minister shall then read the covenant promises: For to you is the promise, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as …
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Divines, cruxes, schools, and heads of doctrine
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Heads of doctrine
Baptism
… baptized (WCF XXVIII). Dipping is not necessary; pouring or sprinkling suffices. The efficacy of baptism is not tied to the moment of administration.
Cruxes
Good and Necessary Consequence
How does Scripture warrant doctrines it does not explicitly state?
The Children of Believers and the Sign of the Covenant
Who belongs in the visible covenant, and what is the sign?
Sacramental Efficacy: Signs and Seals
How sacraments confer grace without operating ex opere operato or being bare memorials.