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Belgic Confession of Faith · Article 30

The Government of the Church

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Türkçe

Gerçek Kilise’nin, Rab’bin Kelâmı’nda bize öğrettiği ruhsal düzene göre yönetilmesi gerektiğine inanırız. Bu nedenle Tanrı’nın Kelâmı’nı vaaz edecek ve sakramentleri yönetecek hizmetkârlar bulunmalıdır. Ayrıca bu hizmetkârlarla birlikte, Kilise meclisini oluşturan ihtiyarlar ve diyakonlar da bulunmalıdır. Bu düzen aracılığıyla gerçek din korunur; doğru öğreti kendi seyrini sürdürür; kötü insanlar ruhsal olarak düzeltilir ve kontrol altında tutulur; yoksullar ve bütün acı çekenler ihtiyaçlarına göre yardım ve teselli bulur. Böylece, Pavlus’un Timoteos’a verdiği kurala göre sadık kimseler seçildiğinde, Kilise’de her şey iyi ve düzenli bir şekilde yürütülür.

English

We believe that this true church ought to be governed according to the spiritual order that our Lord has taught us in his Word. There should be ministers or pastors to preach the Word of God and administer the sacraments. There should also be elders and deacons, along with the pastors, to make up the council of the church. By this means true religion is preserved; true doctrine is able to take its course; and evil people are corrected spiritually and held in check, so that also the poor and all the afflicted may be helped and comforted according to their need. By this means everything will be done well and in good order in the church, when such persons are elected who are faithful and are chosen according to the rule that Paul gave to Timothy. (1 Tim. 3)

We believe that this true church ought to be governed according to the spiritual order that our Lord has taught us in his Word. There should be ministers or pastors to preach the Word of God and administer the sacraments. There should also be elders and deacons, along with the pastors, to make up the council of the church. By this means true religion is preserved; true doctrine is able to take its course; and evil people are corrected spiritually and held in check, so that also the poor and all the afflicted may be helped and comforted according to their need. By this means everything will be done well and in good order in the church, when such persons are elected who are faithful and are chosen according to the rule that Paul gave to Timothy. (1 Tim. 3)

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