The Calling and Duty to Maintain the Church Federation

"Did Christ pour out His blood also for the bond of churches?". A previous article particularly refuted his main thesis that there is a contrast, or at least a sharp distinction, between the spiritual unity of the churches of Christ and the *organisational” unity and community as it is arranged by the Church Order, and that the Saviour would have given His blood for the former unity, but not for the latter. 

Concerning the Holiness of the Church

Church discipline is one of the keys to maintaining the holiness of the church. In this article, the author looks at the scriptural teaching for the foundation of discipline in the church. Arguing from both the Old Testament and the New Testament, the author states that God has always set ways of maintaining the holiness of the church against the destructive power of sin.