Pulpit Magazine

(By Nathan Busenitz) 
Over the last two days, we’ve looked at the question: Are there still apostles in the church today? Our answer has been “no” for the following reasons: (1) the qualifications necessary for being an apostle, (2) the uniqueness of Paul’s apostleship, (3) the authority of the apostles and the close of the canon, […]

(By Nathan Busenitz)
Are there still apostles in the church today? Yesterday, we answered this question in the negative, and began giving the reasons for our conclusion. These reasons included (1) the qualifications necessary for being an apostle, and (2) the uniqueness of Paul’s apostleship. Today we will consider two more reasons why we believe the […]

(By Nathan Busenitz)
Forgive the cute title, but it underscores an important question in the cessation/continuation debate — namely: Are there still apostles in the church today? In other words, could someone today (perhaps a guy named “Murray”) be an apostle in the same vein as Peter or Paul?
At the outset, we should note that by […]

(By Paul Sheldon)
* Paul serves as the Shepherds’ Conference Coordinator at Grace Community Church.
God is a loving God, right? Ask anyone on the street about God and you are more than likely to get a description of God that includes love. Typically this “love” ends up meaning that God doesn’t judge sin or send anyone […]

(By Nathan Busenitz)
It’s Presidents Day. And there’s no better day than today to remember the words of 1 Timothy 2:1–2:
First of all, then, I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men, for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness […]