[WKTimpco]

>>not as authoritative but complementary

I think that’s the key. Everybody needs
to be on the lookout for this.

[Gamecock]

I have read this in many places, but here is a reference to my point:

The PCA has a constitution consisting of the Westminster Standards and Book of Church Order. All church officers must subscribe to these documents as their Confession of Faith. Teaching against the doctrines contained in these documents or violating them could result in trial and deposition from office.

By contrast, the PCUSA has a “Book of Confessions” containing all of the major Reformed Confessions, and some modern confessions of faith which change or even deny things contained in these confessions. They are viewed more as a series of general guidelines or suggestions that do not bind the conscience of officers in any way. PCUSA church officers routinely teach contrary to the doctrines contained in these documents.

13 Differences Between the PCA and the PCUSA; Differences between two major Presbyterian denominations