miscellanious Flashcards
outline Jonah
- Jonah mission to nineveh and his disobedience and results
- prayer in fish and release
- preaching to the people of nineveh and repentance
- God’s love contrasted with Jonah’s anger
what is the difference between a committee and a commission
a committee examines, considers, and reports while a commission deliberates and concludes.
how is an associate pastor and senior pastor hired?
elected by congregation
how is an assistant pastor hired
hired by the session.
what are the censures of the church and how are they to be used?
the censures which may be inflicted by church courts are admonition, suspension, excommunication, and deposition. used to reclaim the delinquent
When is admonition to be used
it is to be used in private if it is a private matter
What are the courts
jurisdiction over a church or churches
what is a complaint
a written protest of an act or decision of court of the church
what is an appeal
moving it up to a higher court after a judgement has been given
What are the rules for making complaints and appeals
must send a written lever
what does it take to change the BCO
2/3 of presbyteries and majority at back to back GA
what does it take to change the WCF
3/4 of presbyteries and back to back 3/4 vote at GA.
What are the parts of public worship
confession, reading scripture, teaching scripture, singing, prayer, offering, sacraments, taking oaths
Why must a teaching elder administer the sacraments
cuz its a ministry or the word
what is a mission church
a church without its own governing body
explain the church discipline process
instruction of the word, individual responsibilty to admonish, calling of one or more witnesses, action of the church court.
tulip
total depravity, unconditional election, limited atonement, irresistible grace, perseverance of the saints.
all of order of salvation
- election 2. calling 3. regeneration 4. conversion 5. justification 6. adoption 7. sanctification 8. perseverance
- glorification
what are the permanent comittees
ruf, mtw, mna, GA administration, Christion education and publishing
- election
before creation because of his sovereign good pleasure, god chooses some people to be saved
- calling
god summons people to himself through the human proclamation of the gospel so they respond in saving faith.
- regeneration
God secretly and sovereignly imparts spiritual life to those who have been called.
- conversion
we willingly respond to the gospel call, repenting of sin and placing faith in Christ for salvation.
- justification
an instantaneous legal act of God in which he declares that our sins are forgiven and Christs righteosness is ours
- adoption
an act of God in which he makes us members of his family
- sacntification
a progressive lifelong work of God and man that frees us from sin and makes us more like christ.
- perseverance
all those who are justified will be kept by God’s power and persevere as Christians to the end of their lives
- glorification
god will finally remove all traces of sin from the christian and give him a resurrection body
passover
exodus 12
what is prayer
prayer is an offering of desires to God for things agreeable to his will, in the name of christ, with confession of our sins, and thankful acknowledgement of his mercies