The Church, as part of the Universal Church,
wherein the Lord Jesus Christ has appointed a Government in the hands of Church office-bearers, receives from Him, its divine King and Head, and from Him
alone, the right and power subject to no civil authority to legislate, and to adjudicate finally, in all matters of doctrine, worship,
government, and discipline in the Church, including the right to determine all questions concerning membership of its Courts, and the mode
of election of its office bearers.
All power in heaven and earth is given to Jesus Christ by Almighty God, who raised Christ from the
dead and set Him above all rule and authority, all power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that
which is to come. God has put all things under the Lordship of Jesus Christ and has made Christ Head of the Church, which is his body.
