- The Constitution of the Church, or Church Polity
Chapter I.—The Constitution of the Church, or Church Polity
I.—Definition of the Church
1. The Church, like the Family and the State, is an Institution of Divine Appointment
2. The Church, unlike the Family and the State, is a Voluntary Society
II.—Organization of the Church
1. The Fact of Organization
2. The Nature of this Organization
3. The Genesis of this Organization
III.—Government of the Church
1. Nature of this Government in General
A. Proof that the Government of the Church is Democratic or Congregational
B. Erroneous Views as to Church Government, refuted by the Scripture Passages
(a) The World-church Theory, or the Romanist View
(b) The National-church Theory, or the Theory of Provincial or National Churches
2. Officers of the Church
A. The Number of Offices in the Church is two
B. The Duties belonging to these Offices
C. Ordination of Officers
(a) What is Ordination?
(b) Who are to Ordain?
3. Discipline of the Church
A. Kinds of Discipline
B. Relation of the Pastor to Discipline
IV.—Relation of Local Churches to one another
1. The General Nature of this Relation is that of Fellowship between Equals
2. This Fellowship involves the Duty of Special Consultation with regard to Matters affecting the common Interest
3. This Fellowship may be broken by manifest Departures from the Faith or Practice of the Scriptures on the part of any Church
- The Ordinances of the Church
- Baptism
- [Baptism an Ordinance of Christ]
- [The Mode of Baptism]
- [The Command to Baptize is a Command to Immerse]
- [No Church has the Right to Modify or Dispense with the Baptism Command of Christ]
- [The Symbolism of Baptism]
- [Expansion of the Statement as to the Symbolism of Baptism]
- [Inferences from the Passages referring to Baptism]
- [The Subjects of Baptism]
- [Proof that only Persons giving Evidence of being Regenerated are proper Subjects of Baptism]
- [Inferences from the Fact that only Persons giving Evidence of being Regenerate are proper Subjects of Baptism]
- [Infant Baptism]
- [Infant Baptism without Warrant in the Scripture]
- [Infant ant Baptism expressly Contradicted by Scripture]
- [Its Origin in Sacramental Conceptions of Christianity]
- [The Reasoning by which it is supported Unscripbuml, Unsound, and Dangerousin its Tendency]
- [The Lack of Agreement among Pedobaptists]
- [The Evil Effects of Infant Baptism]
- The Lord's Supper
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