Overview: Reformed Doctrines Simply Explained - 2019

​A Challenge to live the Christian life today.

On October 18 - October 19, 2019 Covenant Reformed Presbyterian Church hosted their third annual conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Their guest speaker was Rev. Mitchell Persaud who, in 1997, was sent to Toronto as a church planter and evangelist. He is still there and now the pastor of New Horizon United Reformed Church.

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See below for a summary of all 4 sessions along with the recorded audio and video:

Session 1:​
The Nature and Function of the Church

• Who runs the church?
  • Elders
  • Deacons
  • How are they selected and ordained?
  • Are women permitted to be deacons and elders?
• Is the church linked to others?
  • Hierarchy, congregational or presbyterian?
• Duties of the church:
  • Centrality of preaching
  • Using the sacraments
  • Insistence on discipline
  • Involvement in evangelism

Session 2:​
The Bible

• General revelation
• Special revelation
• The scriptures are sufficient for every spiritual need
  • What are the implications?
• How do we know the Bible is true?
  • Can we be sure?
• Which books are in the Bible and which should not be?

Session 3:​
Covenant and Baptism

• Believers and children were part of the old covenant
• Believers and children are part of the new covenant
• Believers and their children must have a sign of the covenant
• What is the sign of the covenant today?
• How should we treat children today?
• Baptism is more than a sign

Session 4:​
Sabbath Day of Worship and Rest

• The Sabbath was a creation ordinance that can never pass away
• Breaking the Sabbath was reason for captivity in Babylon
• Sabbath keeping continued during and after Jesus
• Necessity and Blessing of the Sabbath
• Preparation for the Sabbath
• A warning against legalism