The Report of the Committee of the Synod of 1924 on the Question “Can A Classis Depose A Consistory?” (5)

The relation of the local church to the denomination is comparable to the relation of a member to the local church. In both cases the joining is voluntary. It's relation to Christ, it is an act of obedience to the command of Christ because neither a member nor a local church ought to remain separate but should unite themselves with other members of the body of Christ. Yet, from their side, in relation to the denominational bond it remains a voluntary act. Whenever then a member becomes unduly...