presbyterianism

(To preface, I'm new here and I'm a Reformed Baptist. I am asking out of curiosity, not to start a Dutch‑vs‑Westminster polity debate.) A few Presbyterian Elders I know of are starting a new denomination here in the United Kingdom, and they've released a paper on behalf of the denomination...

"It well become us, with all thankfulness to receive so ample a testimony of his majesty's goodness, and not to disesteem the smallest crumbs of comfort that fall to us of his majesty's liberality. With our hearts do we acknowledge before God, and with our mouth do we desire to testify to the...

Saw this video the other day describing the sad decline of the church of Scotland (numerically, doctrinally, and morally): The End of the Church of Scotland Just curious if anyone knows of any movements/organizations pushing for revitalization of reformed presbyterianism in Scotland? As an...

What should I know about "the happy union" that John Flavel was involved in between Presbyterians and Congregationalists?

What happened to the English Presbyterian non-conformists after 1662? Did the ejected ministers of such persuations survive, preservere and maintain some sort of presence? Or were they succesfully supressed and forced out of existance? If there was such a movement, did they have any ties with...

With the rise of an emphasis on the local church, membership and the authority of elders, some have concluded that a church member needs permission from the elders to leave a church. This was the teaching of congregationalism in contrast to presbyterianism during the puritan era. This new page...

What are the best books that make an exegetical case for Presbyterianism vs. Congregationalism as regards forms of church government? I'm trying to look into the best biblical arguments from both sides. Thanks!

The Orthodox Presbyterian Chuch in America has called for today, Saturday, August 21, 2021, to be a day of prayer and fasting that “we might lament our distress and unworthiness before the Lord, confess our sin, and commit ourselves anew to the faithful service of the Lord our God…” This could...

I recently read this book to my 2 year old son and realized that it summed up my journey to Presbyterianism:

What is to be made of Presumptive Regeneration (PR), which has become so popular in the modern, Reformed Church? Jesus told Nicodemus, who was a teacher in Israel and externally in the Covenant in good standing, “You must be born again.” (Jn. 3:7) It is largely not known that the classical era...

What is the definitive work in Church history arguing and delineating classic presbyterianism? Samuel Rutherford’s The Due Right of Presbyteries. Rutherford answers every detailed point of ecclesiology (things about the Church) that you ever thought of, and many, many more. The problem...

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In this episode Office Hours talks with President W. Robert Godfrey and D. G. Hart about their new book, Westminster Seminary California: A New Old School, written to celebrate the 30th year anniversary of the Seminary that has sought to carry on the legacy of Old School Presbyterianism, an...