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4 results for “Chapter 11: Jurisdiction of Church Courts”

BCO Book of Church Order (PCA)
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12.2
11-2
11-2. The jurisdiction of Church courts is only ministerial and declarative, and relates to the doctrines and …
 12.4
11-4
… the sphere of action of each court should be distinctly defined. The Session exercises jurisdiction over a single church, the Presbytery over what is common to the ministers, Sessions, …
 12.3
11-3
11-3. All Church courts are one in nature, constituted of the same elements, possessed inherently of the …
 12.1
11-1
11-1. These assemblies are altogether distinct from the civil magistracy, and have no jurisdiction in political or civil affairs. They have no power to inflict temporal pains and …