《比利时信条》第三十一条 论教会的职分

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《比利时信条》第三十一条 论教会的职分

　　我们相信牧师、长老和执事应当按着圣经的规定，经过祷告，藉着教会合法有序的选举而产生1。因此，所有的人都要注意，不可以用非法的方式获得教会的职分。他必须等待神的呼召，以便他可以有蒙召的见证，并确知他的呼召是出于主的2。侍奉圣道的牧师，无论他们身居何地，他们都具有同等的权柄，因为他们都是普世惟一牧长、教会惟一元首3耶稣基督的仆人4。为了神圣洁的条令不被违反和亵慢，我们宣告，每个人都必须因他们的工作而格外尊重传讲圣道的牧师和教会的长老5，并尽可能和他们和平相处，不要有抱怨或纷争。

　　 1.徒1:23, 24; 徒6:2, 3. 　
　　 2.徒13:2; 林前12:28; 提前4:14; 提前5:22; 来5:4. 　
　　 3.太23:8, 10; 弗1:22, 弗5:23. 　
　　 4.林后 5:20; 彼前5:1-4. 　
　　 5.帖前5:12, 13; 提前5:17; 来13:17

英文对照：

　　We believe that ministers ofGod‘s Word, elders, and deacons ought to be chosen to their offices by lawfulelection of the Church, with prayer and in good order, as stipulated by theWord of God. Therefore everyone shall take care not to intrude by impropermeans. He shall wait for the time that he is called by God so that he may havesure testimony and thus be certain that his call comes from the Lord. Ministersof the Word, in whatever place they are, have equal power and authority, for theyare all servants of Jesus Christ, the only universal Bishop and the only Headof the Church. In order that this holy ordinance of God may not be violated orrejected, we declare that everyone must hold the ministers of the Word and theelders of the Church in special esteem because of their work, and as much aspossible be at peace with them without grumbling or arguing.