Not permanently binding your BCO, “gives the impression (both to ourselves and others) of rules for operation rather than principles for governing church decisions through careful Biblical exegesis,” Presbyterian Polity 👀 Polity Matters 👀

Very thankful for the #OPCBCO Directory for the Public Worship of God.

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#OPCBCO Ch. XXV.6.b

#OPCBCO BOD Chapter I 
The Nature and Purposes of Discipline 1. Ecclesiastical discipline is the exercise of that authority which the Lord Jesus Christ has committed to the visible church for the preservation of its purity, peace, and good order.

#OPCBCO DPW Ch.1.A.4. The Lord's Day is a day of holy convocation, the day on which the Lord calls his people to assemble for public worship.

Love what Christ loves. Love the church!

#OPCBCO BoD Chapter I
The Nature and Purposes of Discipline 1. Ecclesiastical discipline is the exercise of that authority which the Lord Jesus Christ has committed to the visible church for the preservation of its purity, peace, and good order.

#OPCBCO BoD Ch.1.2 Administrative discipline is concerned with the maintenance of good order in the government of the church in other than judicial cases. The purpose of its exercise is that all rights may be preserved and all obligations faithfully discharged.