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7 results for “Chapter 1: The Doctrine of Church Government”

BCO Book of Church Order (PCA)
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2.1
1-1
1-1. The scriptural form of church government, which is representative or presbyterian, is comprehended under five heads: a. The Church; …
 2.2
1-2
1-2. The Church which the Lord Jesus Christ has erected in this world for the gathering and …
 2.7
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1-7. This scriptural doctrine of Presbytery is necessary to the perfection of the order of the visible Church, …
 2.4
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1-4. The officers of the Church, by whom all its powers are administered, are, according to the Scriptures, teaching and …
 2.3
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1-3. The members of this visible Church catholic are all those persons in every nation, together with their children, who make …
 2.5
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… exercised by presbyters in courts. These courts may have jurisdiction over one or many churches, but they sustain such mutual relations as to realize the idea of the unity …
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1-6. The ordination of officers is ordinarily by a court, except in the case of ordination by a presbytery's evangelist (see BCO 8-6).