The Polity, Explained
ARTICLE VI - Bishops and Archbishops
Duties of Bishops and Archbishops are to serve their constituents in the mission and purpose of the Church for the good of the congregation, leading all men to freedom under God, the Father:
Exodus 20:3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
Leviticus 25:10 And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout [all] the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubile unto you; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family.
Psalms 119:45 And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts.
Matthew 6:9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
Matthew 7:21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
Matthew 23:9 And call no [man] your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.
Luke 4:18 The Spirit of the Lord [is] upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
Phil. 3:16. Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same things.
James 1:25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth [therein], he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
Complete ARTICLES I-X Explained and Terms defined
Complete Polity by References and Terms defined
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ARTICLE I - Congregations
ARTICLE II - Seat of Authority
ARTICLE III - Conscience of the Church
ARTICLE IV - The Church is the possession of God
ARTICLE V - Servants of the Kingdom and Mankind
ARTICLE VI - Bishops and Archbishops
ARTICLE VII - Church RITUALS AND CEREMONIES
ARTICLE VIII - The objective of the Church
ARTICLE IX - Preaching the good news of the Kingdom.
ARTICLE X - The prime directive of the Church.
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