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What I'm trying to figure out is, are there any steps I have to take within the church for me to be allowed to call myself Presbyterian, or is it enough for me to believe in and study reformed theology?
2 days ago · Introducing the RPCNA. The Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America was organized in Philadelphia in 1798. It has a long history. Nonetheless, understanding the denomination today still requires understanding its roots in Scotland. God brought the gospel to Scotland during the Middle Ages, and the Scottish church suffered the late medieval ...
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3 days ago · Within the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), membership includes promises about living within the congregational community. The PC(USA) Book of Order says this about membership, “In Jesus Christ, God calls people to faith and to membership in the Church, the body of Christ” (G-1.0301).
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6 days ago · Reformed/Presbyterian churches are a Protestant tradition based on the teachings of reformer John Calvin. The Reformed tradition consists both of Presbyterian churches as well as denominations that developed in continental Europe, such as the Dutch and the German Reformed.
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4 days ago · Believing in community is as much faith as believing alone, perhaps more so. Covenant says that our relationship to God is communal. We believe together. Or, better, we are faithful together, faith being larger than belief. And not only this, but being faithful together is the heart of our mission.
5 days ago · Contemporary Reformed confessions such as the Barmen Confession and Brief Statement of Faith of the Presbyterian Church (USA) have avoided language about the attributes of God and have emphasized his work of reconciliation and empowerment of people.
May 21, 2024 · The Lutheran Church sees baptism as a means of grace, a channel through which God offers salvation. In Lutheranism, baptism is not contingent upon personal faith but is a divine call into a faith journey. The Presbyterian Church views baptism as a sign and seal of the covenant of grace but not the means of grace.
