“Let the Righteous Smite Me”: Fraternal Reproof in the Reformed Tradition
Fraternal reproof is a lawful work of love governed by truth, humility, proportion, and the aim of restoration rather than reproach.
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The Real Authority—and Real Limitations—of Elders
Elders possess real authority for edification within Christ’s appointed jurisdiction, yet their rule remains ministerial, limited, accountable, and bound to Scripture.
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The Office of Believer: Every Christian a Confessor
Every Christian shares a general calling to confess, discern, admonish, and serve without usurping the special authority Christ gives church officers.
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Private Judgment Without Autonomous Judgment
Private judgment is unavoidable and personal, yet it remains ministerial, corrigible, ecclesial, and bound to the self-attesting Word.
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God Alone Is Lord of the Conscience
God alone owns the conscience; human authority binds only within its divine commission and never by implicit faith or blind obedience.
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The Supreme Judge of All Religious Controversies
The Reformed doctrine neither enthrones the church nor the individual: every council, teacher, scholar, and private judgment stands beneath the Holy Ghost speaking in Scripture.
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