Church polity, like worship, (WCF I-6) is affected by a complex of several factors: · Christ is the Head and King of the Church (contra papacy and secular monarchs) The Bible Biblical commands – We trace the beginnings of Presbyterian polity to the biblical commands given through Moses (Numbers 11) and the Apostle Paul (Titus... Continue Reading

  AN ADDRESS DELIVERED BEFORE THE PRESBYTERIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY AT THEIR ANNIVERSARY MEETING IN PHILADELPHIA   ON TUESDAY EVENING MAY 1, 1855.   BY THE REV. CHARLES HODGE, D.D.   BRETHREN:—We are assembled this evening as a Presbyterian Historical Society. It has occurred to me that it would not be inappropriate to discuss the question,... Continue Reading