The Office In The Church (1)

This is the first of an intended series of articles on the office in the church. By the office is meant the special office of ministers, elders and deacons as instituted by God in the new dispensation. This is one of the most invaluable gifts God has entrusted to His church, yet it is quite frequently misunderstood, taken for granted, and even slighted. It is an institution of God, introduced by Christ through the instrumentality of the apostles in the early church after Pentecost. This is the...