Author: Cumberland Presbyterian Church Publisher: Forgotten Books ISBN: 9780260259318 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 216
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Excerpt from Confession of Faith and Government of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church The Cumberland Presbytery, which was constituted at the time of the organization of the Church, and which originally consisted of only three ministers, was in three years sufficiently large to form three Presbyteries. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Daniel L. Akin Publisher: B&H Publishing Group ISBN: 080542590X Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 370
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The models of church government discussed are the Plural Elder-led Congregational model, the Single Elder-led Congregational model, the Democratic Congregational model, the Episcopal model, and the Presbyterian model.
Author: Alan PF Sell Publisher: James Clarke & Company ISBN: 0227901835 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 301
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What is it to confess the Christian faith, and what is the status of formal confessions of faith? How far does the context inform the content of the confession? These questions are addressed in Part One, with reference to the Reformed tradition in general, and to its English and Welsh Dissenting strand in particular. In an adverse political context the Dissenters' plea for toleration under the law was eventually granted. The question of tolerance remains alive in our very different context, andin addition we face the challenge of confessing and commending the faith in an intellectual environment in which many question Christianity's relevance and rebut traditional defences of it. In Part Two it is recognised that Christian confessing is an ecclesial, not simply an individual, calling, and that the one confessing church catholic is visibly divided over doctrine and practice. Suggestions for ameliorating this situation are offered, though the final resolution may be a matter for theeschaton. Until then Christians are called to witness faithfully and to live hopefully as citizens of heaven. In an epilogue the challenges and pitfalls of systematic theology as a discipline involving both confession and commendation are explored.
Author: Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Author: Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Author: Office of the Assembly
Author: Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Author: Daniel L. Akin
Author: Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Author: Alan PF Sell
Author: Cumberland Presbyterian Church
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Author: Thomas H. Campbell