Keys of the Kingdom

#Overview

This subarticle gives the chapter a direct place for the theological basis of discipline before process is considered.

The spiritual authority Christ gives the church to guard doctrine, holiness, and discipline.

#Key topics

• Keys of the kingdom
• Authority
• Discipline

These topics mark the doctrinal and navigational center of the page ¹.

#Discipline for holiness and peace

Church censures are framed as a means of preserving holiness, guarding truth, and reclaiming offenders for restoration ¹.

#Keys, purposes, and outcomes

The subarticles walk readers from the spiritual basis of discipline to its pastoral purposes and actual censures.

#Study note

This chapter belongs beside the Book of Discipline in the constitutional wiki tree.

#Sources

• [1] RPCNA convictions - Official constitutional landing page.
• [2] OPC Westminster Confession of Faith - Public full-text host used as an accessible article reference.

#Rights note

Summary-first treatment only. ²