The Nature of the Office of Elder (3): Christ’s Rule Through the Body of Elders

Previous article in this series: February 1, 2011, p. 199. Having established in our first article that the office of elder in the church is the office of rule, and having explained in our second article that this rule is that of Jesus Christ, the King of the church, we now emphasize that Christ rules the church through the elders as a body. The Body of Elders To say that Christ rules the church through the elders as a body is to say that Christ rules through the consistory. By the term...