Reformed Church Order: Law of Christ

This article was written by Prof. David J. Engelsma for the Standard Bearer, Issue: 14, 4/15/1992 , Vol 68/1992. The life and labor of the Protestant Reformed Churches are regulated by a church order. This is the church order adopted for Reformed churches by the Synod of Dordt, 1618-19. The church order is law for the churches. It is the authoritative standard to which both consistories and church members must conform. There are sanctions for the unruly and disobedient. The member who handles...