johnny_redeemed
Puritan Board Freshman
I need some help.
I have a friend who is kind of going emergent. We have been talking lately about the marks of a true church and the importance of elders. He goes to a church that meets at someone’s house. There are no elders at this church (as in, no one holds the official office of elder), but there are older men that go to this church. They do not partake of communion. I have told my friend I think he is going to a false church because 1) they do not administer the sacraments right (or at all) and 2) they do not have a plurality of elders. Am I wrong for seeing this church as a false church on both of these grounds? In other words, are both of these reasons good reason for claiming a church is false? If I am wrong please show me how. If I am not wrong could anyone suggest a good article or book about this topic that may help?
Any help in this area would be greatly appreciated!
I have a friend who is kind of going emergent. We have been talking lately about the marks of a true church and the importance of elders. He goes to a church that meets at someone’s house. There are no elders at this church (as in, no one holds the official office of elder), but there are older men that go to this church. They do not partake of communion. I have told my friend I think he is going to a false church because 1) they do not administer the sacraments right (or at all) and 2) they do not have a plurality of elders. Am I wrong for seeing this church as a false church on both of these grounds? In other words, are both of these reasons good reason for claiming a church is false? If I am wrong please show me how. If I am not wrong could anyone suggest a good article or book about this topic that may help?
Any help in this area would be greatly appreciated!