The Fundamental Principles of Reformed Church Polity (3)

We now come to our final basic principle of Reformed Church polity, the binding power of classical and synodical decisions. To exhibit in a more marked manner the unity of the body of Christ, the neighboring congregations organize to form a classis (synod). According to article 8 of our Church Order, a classis is a meeting of neighboring churches that respectively delegate a minister and an elder to meet at a certain place and time. Thus, a classis is an assembly of congregations, more...