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ECCLESIASTICAL POWERS

Ecclesiastical persons not exempted from obedience to civil magistratesCF 23:4
Not to be opposed on pretense of Christian libertyCF 20:4

ECONOMICS

And the churchT 4:16
Christian stewardshipT 4:15, 17
Human systems imperfectT 4:12-14
Under GodT 4:11

EDUCATION

See CHILDREN
See T 24:28-33

EFFECTUAL CALLING

Elect are united to Christ in itLC 66; SC 30
Is of God’s free graceCF 10:2; LC 67
What it isCF 10:1; LC 67; SC 31

ELDERS

See OFFICERS, CHURCH

ELECTION

Elect infants and persons outside the call of the Gospel, how savedCF 10:3
From all eternity in ChristCF 3:5; T 8:7; LC 13; SC 20
In relation to evangelismT 10:6-9
Means also are determinedCF 3:6; LC 13; SC 20
Only elect are effectually calledCF 3:6; 10:1, 4; T 10:4-5; LC 68; SC 20
Out of God’s free graceCF 3:5; LC 13; SC 20
Purpose ofCF 3:3, 5, 7
Use made of the doctrine of electionCF 3:8; T 10:3

ENVIRONMENT

Under man’s creation mandateT 4:7-9

ENVY

SinfulLC 128, 136, 142, 145, 148; SC 81

EQUALS

Their duties and sinsLC 131-132; SC 64

EVANGELISM

See GOSPEL, PREACHING
A ministry of the churchT 25:12
Includes building up believersT 10:8
MeansT 10:7, 10
Responsibility forT 10:6, 9

EVOLUTION, THEORY OF

UnscripturalT 4:3-5

EXALTATION

In His ascensionLC 53; SC 28
In His coming to judge the worldLC 56; SC 28
In His resurrectionLC 52; SC 28
In His sitting at God’s right handLC 54; SC 28
Of ChristCF 8:4; LC 51; SC 28

EXAMINATION

SelfLC 171; SC 85

EXCOMMUNICATION

See BD 4:1e
CF 30:2-4

EXPIATION

Sin cannot be expiated but by the blood of ChristLC 152; SC 20, 25