Gleanings in the Church Order (4): The Right to (Protest and) Appeal

Introduction We have already established that order in the church is important. As a reminder, Article 1 of the Church Order mentions four things—“offices, assemblies, supervision of doctrine, sacraments, and ceremonies, and Christian discipline”—that are “For the maintenance of good order in the church of Christ." In Part One, we discussed offices; Part Two, assemblies in general, Part Three, legality at those assemblies. In the final part of this series, we explore the right to appeal. The...