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Index · C
CALLING
- See EFFECTUAL CALLING
- Diligence in a lawful callingLC 141
CATECHIZING
- See DCG, 3:I,B; 4:7
CELIBACY
- Vows of, unlawfulCF 22:7; C 139
CENSURES
- See BD 4
printed BD 4, read as BoD I.4: printed 'See BD 4' under CENSURES on page J-4, naming no part; the DISCIPLINE list on page J-12 enumerates the Book of Discipline as I.1-I.6 and II.1-II.4, and prints 'Church censures, BD I:4' — Part I chapter 4 is the chapter of censures, and the companion entry on J-4, 'To be absolved upon repentance, CF 30:2 See also BD 6', can only be Part I, which alone has a chapter 6
- Degrees of censureCF 30:4; T 30:3
- Of the church, committed to church officersCF 30:2, 4
- Required by command of Christ and nature of churchT 30:1-2
- Their useCF 30:3
- To be absolved upon repentanceCF 30:2 See also BD 6
- To be administered by courts of the churchT 30:3
- Who proceeded againstCF 20:4; 29:8; 30:2; T 30:4
CENSURING
CHARITY
CHARMS
- UnlawfulLC 113
CHASTITY
CHILDREN
- All Christians to bear witness to truth in education, and to resist and counteract humanistic influencesT 24:31, 32-33
- And are to be baptizedCF 28:4; T 28:4; LC 166; SC 95
- Christian schools to be supported and usedT 24:32
- Dying in infancy, how savedCF 10:3
- Education of, to be based on knowledge of GodT 24:29, and a biblical world and life view, T 24:32-34
- Of believers, members of the visible churchCF 25:2; LC 62
- Primarily responsibility of parents in the homeT 24:29
CHRIST
- Became manCF 8:2; T 8:3; LC 36-37; SC 21-22
- Called to the office by the FatherCF 8:3
- Discharged office willinglyCF 8:4
- Fulfilled requirements of the lawT 19:1
- Governs all creaturesT 8:1-2
- His return promisedT 33:1
- Is very GodCF 8:2; T 8:3; LC 11, 36; SC 6
- Necessity for being God and manLC 38-40
- Offices:Prophet, Priest, KingLC 43-45; SC 23-26
- Ordained from eternity by God to be mediatorCF 8:1
- Purchased eternal life for the electCF 8:5; T 8:5-7; LC 38; SC 21
- Sanctified by Holy Spirit to be mediatorCF 8:3; LC 42
- The only mediatorCF 8:1; T 8:1, 4; LC 36
- To whom benefits of mediation effectually appliedCF 8:6, 8; T 8:6-7; LC 31; SC 20
- Why so calledLC 42
CHURCH
- All subject to mixture of truth and errorCF 25:5
- Authority vested in membershipT 25:6, 14
- Catholic church invisibleCF 25:1, 4; LC 62
- Catholic church visibleCF 25:2, 4
- CharacteristicsCF 25:4; T 25:2
- Christ, its only headCF 8:1; 25:1, 6; T 25:18; SC 66-67
- Duty of Christians when there is defectionT 25:17
- Form of governmentT 25:7
- Given to Christ from all eternityCF 8:1
- Its privileges and dutiesCF 25:3; T 25:6, 15, 18; LC 63, 65-66, 69, 82-83, 86, 90; SC 31-38, 94-97
- Members ofCF 25:1-2
- Ministry of evangelism under oversight ofT 25:12
- Nature of CF 25:11, T 25:1
printed CF 25:11, read as CF 25.1: printed 'Nature of , CF 25:11, T 25:1' on page J-6; the Confession's chapter 25 has six paragraphs, and CF 25:1 ('The catholic or universal Church which is invisible…') is the paragraph the entry pairs with T 25:1
- Object of God’s special providenceCF 5:7; LC 63
- Out of it no ordinary possibility of salvationCF 25:2
- Particular churches more or less pureCF 25:4
- Permanent officersT 25:8, duties, T 25:9-11; CF 25:5
- Purpose of the churchCF 25:3; T 25:2-3
- Qualifications of membersT 25:2
- Secret associations unChristianT 25:18
- Terms of membershipT 25:15
- Unity of the churchT 25:2-3, 13, 16
- Which church to joinT 25:13, 16
CHURCH GOVERNMENT
- See DCG
- Appointed by Christ, in the hand of church officers, distinct from civil magistrateCF 30:1; T 25:7, 10; 31:2; LC 45, 108
- Discipline, See the DCG
- Have the power of the keysCF 30:2
- Not exempt from obedience to the magistrateCF 23:4
- Not opposed under the pretense of Christian libertyCF 20:4
- Relation to ChristT 25:7
- To be ordered by prudence and the WordCF 1:6
- Unscriptural formsT 31:4
- What the power is, its useCF 30:2, 4
CIRCUMCISION
CIVIL GOVERNMENT
- See MAGISTRATES
- All authority given to ChristT 23:2
- All nations to recognizeT 23:4-5
- Choice of rulersT 23:15-16
- Differs in sphere of authority and functions from ChurchT 23:19
- Extent of authorityT 23:21-25
- Form not commanded in ScriptureT 23:9-10
- Not unnecessary or essentially evilT 23:1
- Ordained by GodCF 23:1; T 23:19
- Relationship and accountability to ChristT 23:3, 8, 11, 17, 29; 31:6
- Should guarantee God-given rights to all citizensT 23:20
- To provide educational opportunities and standardsT 24:30-31
COMMANDMENTS, TEN
COMMON GRACE
COMMUNICANT MEMBERSHIP
COMMUNION OF ELECT WITH CHRIST
COMMUNION OF SAINTS
- A privilege of the visible churchLC 63
- Does not conflict with private ownership of propertyCF 26:3
- Expressed through corporate worship and social meetingsT 26:2-3
- In local congregationT 26:2
- In the Lord’s supper testify mutual love and fellowshipLC 168; SC 96-97
- Involves mutual support and encouragementT 26:3
- Restrains evilT 26:1
- Wherein it consistsCF 26:1-2
COMPANY
- Unchaste company not to be keptSC 139; SC 71-72
printed SC 139, read as LC 139: printed 'Unchaste company not to be kept, SC 139; SC 71-72' on page J-7; the Shorter Catechism ends at question 107, and LC 139 is the seventh-commandment question the entry means — the CHASTITY entry on page J-6 prints the same pair as 'LC 138; SC 71-72'
CONDITION
CONFESSION
CONGREGATIONS
CONSCIENCE
CONTENTMENT
CONTROVERSIES
CONVERSATION
CORRUPTION OF NATURE
COOPERATION BETWEEN CHURCHES
COVENANT
- May be entered into by individuals, societies, churches, and nations, T Intro.:7; 22:6-9
- Not enjoying God but by way of itCF 7:1
- The means of God’s revelation to man, T Intro.:1-2
- Unifying element of Scripture, T Intro.:1
COVENANT OF GRACE
- Benefits of covenant, T Intro.6; 7:3, 5
- Condition of covenantCF 7:3; T 7:3
- Faith in Christ required for salvationCF 7:3; T 7:7; LC 32, 71; SC 85
- Fulfilled by ChristT 22:7
- Made with ChristLC 31; SC 20
- Mediator of this covenantCF 8:1; T Intro.: 5, 6, 8; 7:2,-4; 8:5; LC 36; SC 21
- Under GospelCF 7:6; LC 35
- Under lawCF 7:5; LC 33-34
- What it isCF 7:3; T Intro.:3- 4 LC 30, 32; SC 20
- Why called a testamentCF 7:4
COVENANT OF WORKS
COVENANTING
COUNCILS AND SYNODS
- Christ alone Head of Church and SynodsT 31:1, 3
- How far they may meddle in civil affairsCF 31:5; T 31:6
- Not infallible since the apostles’ timeCF 31:4
- Not to be called by civil magistrates, or individual ChristiansT 31:2-3
- Ought to beCF 31:1
- Possess ecclesiastical authority onlyCF 31:5
- Power of Synods and councilsCF 31:3
- Subordinate standards, summary of biblical teaching, not substituteT 31:5
- Their decisions are to be tried by ScripturesCF 1:10