A Pamphlet Concerning the Reformation of the Church (26-27)

(Dr. Kuyper has finished his discussion of the special offices in the church: minister, professor, elder, and deacon. In this paragraph he turns to a discussion of the office of believer.) 26. The Office of Believers in the Church of Christ. In Article 28 our Belgic Confession states, among other things, that there is an office of all believers. In this way the Confession reproduces clearly and accurately what Scripture means when it adorns the people of the Lord with the honorable title of...