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title: 'Anti-Deacon: A Candid Examination of the Deacon Question'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
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authors:
- 'Charles Brown McKee'
date: 1843-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Presbyterian Polity'
- 'Ecclesiology (General)'
- 'Pastoral Theology'
scriptures:
- 'Matthew 28'
- 'Acts 6'
- 'Hebrews 13'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/mckee-1843-anti-deacon-a-candid-examination-of-the-deacon-question
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# Anti-Deacon: A Candid Examination of the Deacon Question

A Reformed Presbyterian essay examining whether the deaconate is a divinely instituted church office. Surveys New Testament texts, patristic testimony, ordination, duties, and objections, defending the office.

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