Reformed Presbyterian Minutes of Synod 1995 - Rparchives.org

REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 167include elements of covenanting, as now defined in the Testimony, andspecial services focussing on specific corporate confession of faith are alwaysoptions for any court of the church to appoint as it sees fit.My hope, as I present this private venture, is that it will prove useful as abasis for fruitful discussion in our church of what ought, or ought not, to beincluded in a Directory for Public Worship. The focus is deliberately uponthe more spiritual aspects of our conduct of worship, rather than thetechnical delimitation of everything that may or may not be included inparticular services. In the last analysis, we must conscientiously express andapply the biblical principles of worship in ways that honour the Lord andbless all who come to his presence in public worship.