Book Of Church Order Flashcards
- What is the constitution of the PCA comprised of?
Scripture, WCF, WSC, WLC, BCO
- What are the three parts of the BCO?
- The Form of Government (1-26).
- The Rules of Discipline (27-46).
- The Directory of Worship (47-63).
- State the preface of the BCO.
Jesus is the head of the church and has ordained offices to edify the church.
- Name the preliminary principles of the BCO.
- God alone is the Lord of the conscience.
- Each church is free to set membership requirements.
- Officers within the church to guard purity.
- Godliness is founded on truth.
- Teachers must be sound in faith.
- Power to elect officers resides with the local body.
- Church power is ministerial and declarative.
- Church discipline is moral and spiritual, not civil.
- What does chapter 1 of the BCO address?
The Doctrine of Church Government
- Boil down Presbyterian to one word.
Representative
- What are the five heads of the Presbyterian church?
- The Church.
- The members.
- The officers.
- The courts.
- The orders.
- What officers have power in the PCA?
Teaching Elders, Ruling Elders, and Deacons
- What does Ch. 2 address in the BCO?
The Visible Church Defined
- Define the visible church.
“All those who make profession of faith in Christ and their children.”
- Are denominations a scandal?
No, unity is obscured but not destroyed by multiple denominations.
- What does Ch. 3 address in the BCO?
The Nature and Extent of Church Power
- Describe the power of the church.
Exclusively spiritual.
- Describe the function of the church.
“To proclaim, to administer, and to enforce the law of Christ.”
- What does Ch. 4 of the BCO address?
The Particular Church
- What does a particular church consist of?
A number of professing Christians with their children.
- Has a permanent governing body.
The Session
- What does Ch. 5 of the BCO address?
Mission Churches
- What is a mission church?
A church that is made up of professing Christians and their children but that has no permanent governing body, and is governed by others.
- What is a new church?
A church that is wishing to organize and who has submitted a petition to the Presbytery. Only the presbytery can organize a new church.
- What is an organization service?
Where members are received and vows of membership are given.
- What does chapter 6 of the BCO address?
Church Members
- What are non-communing members entitled to?
Baptism, oversight, instruction, and government of the church. Baptized adults are still entitled to care even if no profession is made.
- Who are communing members?
Those members who have made a profession of faith, have been baptized, and admitted to the table by the Session. They are entitled to all rights and privileges in the church.
