December 2018 – Page 6 – This Day in Presbyterian History

December 4: First General Assembly of the PCA (1973)

They Had No Manual, but a New Presbyterian Church was Born. Gathering in Briarwood Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, Alabama, were teaching and ruling elders ready to begin a new Presbyterian denomination. Their…

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December 3: The First Covenant Subscribed (1557)

“The first godly band” by Rev. David T. Myers A covenant can most easily be thought of as a contract between God and man. As Presbyterianism was gaining ground in…

Wayne Sparkman 3 December, 2018

December 2: Van Horn on WSC Q. 95

STUDIES IN THE WESTMINSTER SHORTER CATECHISM by Rev. Leonard Van Horn Q. 95. To Whom is baptism to be administered? A. Baptism is not to be administered to any that…

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December 1: When Discipline Is Escaped

What Happened To The Signers Of The Auburn Affirmation? (“Exploring Avenues Of Acquaintance And Co-operation”) By Chalmers W. Alexander Jackson, Mississippi This is the second in the series of articles…

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