Presbyterian Polity In Practice: A Commentary On The Book Of Church Orderof The Presbyterian Church In America

C.S. Per Almquist

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Presbyterian Polity In Practice: A Commentary On The Book Of Church Orderof The Presbyterian Church In America

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C.S. Per Almquist

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Church (Ecclesiology)

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Abstract

This study interprets and applies the Book of Church Order (BCO) of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). The study begins by demonstrating the debate over the use and interpretation of the BCO within the PCA. It introduces the debate by putting the BCO into the context of the Constitution of the PCA, examining its relation to the Westminster Standards, and how subscription to the Standards affects operating under the BCO. Having put the BCO into the larger context of the Constitution of the PCA, it explores the current debate over polity before examining the resources available to illuminate the BCO. The study moves then to the basic biblical principles of Presbyterian church government. It investigates the headship of Christ as the foundational principle of Church government before working out the implications of his headship in jure divino government and the regulative principle. An examination of Acts 15 shows Christ’s headship in action in the life of the Church, leading to an exploration of the fundamental Scriptural principles that underlie and shape Presbyterian polity. The study then surveys the historical development of the BCO from its beginnings in the Colonial era to the current time to see the significant influences that shaped it. This historical context gives the framework to understand both the larger shape of the Church laid out by the BCO and some of the individual provisions. The study culminates in a chapter-by-chapter commentary on the BCO that marries the broad context identified in the rest of the study to the narrow context of the history and basis of each specific provision to provide an easy-to-use reference for the elders of the Church.

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