Divine Lexicon

Term

officer

A person recognized as having the right and responsibility to perform specific functions for the benefit of the whole church.

Filed underEcclesiology

Definition

Someone who has been recognized as having the right and responsibility to perform certain functions for the benefit of the whole church.

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  1. 1.Wayne A. Grudem Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed.. (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020). 47AOriginal citation: Grudem, Wayne A. Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020, 47A.

Last revised August 14, 2026