The Power and Government of the Church (3): No Hierarchy of Bishops

Churches err in church government not only when they allow the State to have authority in the spiritual matters of the church, but also when they pattern their church government after the governments of the nations of this world. The church is a heavenly kingdom; it is not like the kingdoms and nations of this world. Therefore, the principles of her government are markedly different from the principles that man invents and follows when building a structure according to his own will. One...