The GKv (Liberated) and Its Grievous Decision
Kenneth Koole critiques the General Synod of the Vrijgemaakt-Gereformeerde Kerken (GKv/Liberated Churches) for its decisions to grant women the right to serve as deacons and elders, arguing these decisions represent a watershed moment that contradicts apostolic Scripture and constitute a serious misrepresentation of Christ's authority in the church. The article defends a traditional Reformed understanding of ecclesiastical office against what the author views as a fundamental departure from settled biblical doctrine.
The Synod of the Protestant Reformed Churches was not the only synod to meet this past June and make decisions settled and binding for their federation of churches. Others did too. One in particular was the General Synod of the Vrijgemaakt-Gereformeerde Kerken (GKv), known to us as the Liberated Churches of the Netherlands, the mother church and sister denomination of what we commonly refer to as the Canadian Reformed Churches. The GKv synod made a couple of significant decisions this past...
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