The Objects of Ecclesiastical Censure (2)

In our last article we called attention to the position of the Christian Reformed Church in regard to Lodge Membership as expressed by Monsma and Van Dellen in their Church Order Commentary. We noted that officially the stand is that lodge membership and church membership are incompatible and therefore, those who join the lodge and refuse to break with it are the proper objects of ecclesiastical censure. We further explained that consistency would demand that the church take the same position...