The Nature of the Office of Elder (2): The Rule of Christ

Previous article in this series: Novembe 15, 2010, p. 83. That the office of elder is the office of rule in Christ's church we demonstrated from Scripture and the Reformed confessions in our last article. The church needs this office, for she is made up of human beings, who need rule, and are sinners, who by nature oppose order and right. The question that now begs to be answered is this: exactly who rules in the church? Do the elders rule in the church on their own? Does a body of mere men...