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In Ephesians 4:11-13, Paul wrote that after Jesus ascended, He “gave gifts to men,” and then listed some of those gifts. All of the gifts mentioned in those verses pertain to the leadership of the church, to those who would teach, instruct, correct, and guide the church as God continued to reveal His Word. Those gifts, which were imparted by the Holy Spirit to the Christians at that time, were designed to be temporary, after which elders, deacons, and preachers would continue

Why? It’s a question that parents of young children often hear more than they would like, but it’s also a question Christians should be in the habit of asking when various church works are proposed. Why would we engage in that work? While the church is able to start many programs of varied kinds, there ought to be a spiritual purpose to those ministries. The Scriptures do not teach that doing good is an end in itself (Ecc. 1:14). There is a purpose, a goal in every good thing

God prophesied through Jeremiah, saying, “An appalling and horrible thing has happened in the land: The prophets prophesy falsely, and...