Christian Discipline

Serious and Gross Sins on the Part of Office-Bearers

As serious and gross sins which are grounds for the suspension or deposition of office-bearers the following are to be mentioned particularly: false doctrine or heresy, public schisms, blasphemy, simony, faithless desertion of office or intrusion upon that of another, perjury, adultery, fornication, theft, acts of violence, habitual drunkenness, brawling, unjustly enriching oneself, and, further, all sins and serious misdemeanours that rate as ground for excommunication with respect to other members of the church.


Kerkorde CanRC (1985)

 

TREFWOORDEN

Schorsing
Afzetting

VERWANT MET
Kerkorde FRCA (2003) 77
Kerkorde GKN (1905) Art. 80
Kerkorde GKv (1978) Art. 80
Kerkorde VGKSA (2005) 80

COMMENTAAR
Oene, W.W.J. van (1990) Art. 72