Our Church Order: The Office of Minister of the Gospel

- The special office (the office of ministers of the gospel) a divine institution that cannot be ignored with impunity; - The preaching of the gospel affixed to this office exclusively; - By this office the Word is administered to the church. These propositions have been proven. The proposi­tion under 2 afforded me opportunity for raising the following questions: (1) Wherein, rightly considered, does the preaching of the gospel, that is, the Ministry of the Word consist? In other words, what...