The Eldership of the Church of Scotland (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Lorimer, John Gordon

9781332437696: The Eldership of the Church of Scotland (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10 : 1332437699 ISBN 13 : 9781332437696

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Exploring the divine authority and practical duties of church elders
This nonfiction work offers a historical and practical study of the eldership in the Church of Scotland, examining the office’s divine authority, the duties and qualifications of elders, and the popular mode of appointment. It places the elder within the broader life of the church and tracks its development through key debates and reforms, with careful attention to governance, scripture, and ecclesiastical practice.

- Understand the office of ruling and teaching elders, and how they interact in church governance
- Learn how popular elections to the eldership were proposed, debated, and implemented within Scottish Presbyterianism
- Explore historical perspectives, reforms, and practical considerations shaping elder duties today
- See notes, appendices, and prefatory material that illuminate church discipline, governance, and moral aims

Ideal for readers of church history, theology students, pastors, and lay leaders seeking a clear, grounded account of elder authority and election in a historic Presbyterian context.

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Having recently had my attention called more particularly than usual to the Eldership in the Presbyterian Church, I found in common with friends in different quarters a great want of works on the subject, embracing in a short compass such knowledge regarding the office as seemed most desirable to diffuse at the present day. The Rev. Dr. Burns of Paisley, in his important work on Pauperism, has a chapter on the Eldership ;but the book is now almost inaccessible, and the chapter is written chiefly with an eye to the Eldership, in connection with the management of the poor. The Rev. Mr. Lewis of Dundee published a valuable pamphlet on the subject a few years ago; but it is chiefly designed to stir up to the faithful discharge of the duties of the office, by contrasting the present with the past state of the Eldership in Scotland, and showing, from a particular example, what still may be done even in a large town. This is a very important view, but does not exhaust the points as to which many wish for information, especially at the present day. The Presbyterian Review, of Nov. 1834 and Jan. 1835, contains two admirable articles on the Eldership, understood to be written by Alexander Dunlop, Esq., advocate himself a noble specimen of an able and devoted Elder of the Church of Scotland. But the work is not generally accessible, and the views discussed chiefly regard the office as it appears in the standards of the Church, its present state, the causes of its decline, and the means of its renovation the last consisting mainly of a recommendation of the popular election of the elders by the communicants of the church.
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�diteur: Forgotten Books
Date d'�dition: 2018
Langue: anglais
ISBN 10: 1332437699
ISBN 13: 9781332437696
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Nombre de pages: 218
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The Eldership of the Church of Scotland (Classic Reprint)

John Gordon Lorimer

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ISBN 10 : 1332437699 ISBN 13 : 9781332437696

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Paperback. Etat : New. Print on Demand. This book is a vastly accessible, comprehensive, and timely treatise on the history, origins, duties, characteristics, and qualifications of the office of Ruling Elder in the Presbyterian Church. The author delivers an in-depth examination of scriptural references to the Ruling Elder, addressing the history and development of the office from the early Church, through the Middle Ages, the Reformation, and up to the 19th century. Combining historical and theological perspectives, this volume not only presents a thorough and well-documented discussion of the biblical, historical, and practical aspects of the office but also delivers a powerful argument for the revival of the Ruling Elder's role in the modern-day church. Through a careful evaluation of the biblical evidence and a thorough examination of church history, the author argues for the divine institution and perpetual relevance of the Ruling Elder office in the Christian church. Rich in its historical narrative and theological insights, this book is a valuable resource for those seeking a deeper understanding of the biblical and historical foundations of church government and the office of Ruling Elder. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. N� de r�f. du vendeur 9781332437696_0

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