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The Pastor And Synod, J. W. Behnken
The Pastor And Synod, J. W. Behnken
Concordia Theological Monthly
A synod is not a divine institution, but a voluntary organization. Nowhere is there a Scriptural command that congregations must unite. Of course, we have the Scriptural example, Acts 15, of the first convention of delegates from congregations which assembled at Jerusalem.