Unity in Diversity: The Ecumenical Spirit of the Great Synod

The "great synod," for anyone of the Dutch, Reformed tradition, is the Reformed, ecumenical synod that met in Dordrecht in 1618-19. This is the synod that dealt decisively with the Arminian errors. This synod was striving for unity. For the great breach in the church was the Arminian heresy. Luther and the Reformers understood that false doctrine divides. Indeed, long before them, Paul warned the saints at Rome, "Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary...