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The Historical Development of the Book of Church Order

Chapter 55 : Confessing the Faith

Paragraph 1 : Public Confession of the Faith

55-1. It is proper for the congregation of God's people publicly to confess their faith, using creeds or confessions that are true to the Word, such as, the Apostle's Creed, the Nicene Creed, or the Westminster Standards.

[DIGEST : This paragraph was added in 1975. See M3GA, 3-70, p. 83.]

BACKGROUND & COMPARISON:
No comparable text in the following editions:
PCA 1973, DfW Adopted text, M1GA, Appendix
Continuing Presbyterian Church 1973, DfW Proposed text
 PCUS 1933, DfW
PCUS 1925, DfW
PCUS 1894, DfW
Chapter Index [links are to Paragraph 1 in each chapter]:
FoG..
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15
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17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
I. King & Head of Church
.§1.
§4
§5
RoD
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28
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31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
II. Preliminary Principles
§1
§2
§3
§4
§5
§6
§7
§8
DfW
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48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
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63
[FoG = Form of Government ; RoD = Rules of Discipline ; DfW = Directory for Worship]

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