What is the cultural mandate? What is the significance of this mandate for Christian social and political involvement? This paper focuses on the New Testament teaching on these matters and what the church's main calling is.

Did Jesus have a secretary? The extension of this is the question whether Jesus developed in his disciples a sense of responsibility to carefully preserve his words and deeds for the following generations. How is it that we do have truthful records of the words and deeds of Jesus in Scripture today? This article weighs in.

This essay notes the different New Testament church offices and their Old Testament background. Special attention is given to the elder.

According to 1 Corinthians 12:28, 29 and Ephesians 4:11, are prophets and teachers two distinct offices? How should we see the relationship between the two positions? This paper reflects on this relationship and the place of New Testament prophecy.

Does Paul's teaching in Ephesians 3 concerning "mystery" conflict with the Reformed confessions' view of the unity of the covenant of grace? The purpose of the author is to survey the meaning of the word "musterion" in secular and Jewish literature, including the Dead Sea Scrolls, and the writings of the Apostle Paul.