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In Protestant theology, the Marks of the Church are those things by which the true church may be recognized. Three marks are usually enumerated: the preaching of the Word, the administration of the sacraments, and church discipline. The Belgic Confession devotes a chapter (Article 29) to the "Marks of the True Church" and lists them as follows: Louis Berkhof notes that Reformed theologians have differed as to the number of marks: Theodore Beza spoke of only one (preaching), John Calvin and Heinrich Bullinger spoke of two (preaching and sacraments), while Peter Martyr and Zacharias Ursinus spoke of three – preaching, sacraments and discipline.〔Louis Berkhof, ''Systematic Theology'' (London: Banner of Truth, 1949), 576.〕 Nevertheless, Edmund Clowney points out that Calvin "included discipline in the proper observance of the sacraments."〔Edmund Clowney, ''The Church'' (Contours of Christian Theology; Downers Grove: IVP, 1995), 101.〕 R. Albert Mohler, Jr. calls church discipline the "missing mark" of the church.〔(Church Discipline: The Missing Mark ) by R. Albert Mohler, Jr.〕 ==See also== * On the Councils and the Church * Means of grace * Chicago-Lambeth Quadrilateral * One true church 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Marks of the Church」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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