«Senza negare o sminuire la necessità della vita e della potenza dello Spirito nella chiesa e nel credente, Sam Waldron dimostra che i doni di rivelazione sono cessati. Allo stesso tempo, egli spiega come la fine di questi doni particolari non sia un danno per la chiesa, ma una grande benedizione. La loro cessazione, infatti, è la dimostrazione che i credenti possiedono la completa rivelazione degli apostoli e dei profeti negli scritti inerranti, infallibili e sufficienti del Nuovo Testamento.» (Paul Washer)

Churches have split and denominations have formed over the issue of church government. Yet while many Christians can explain their particular church's form of rule and may staunchly uphold it, few have a truly biblical understanding of it. What model for governing the church does the Bible provide? Is there room for different methods? Or is just one way the right way?In Who Runs the Church? Four predominant approaches to church government are presented by respected proponents: * Episcopalianism (Peter Toon)* Presbyterianism (L. Roy Taylor)* Single-Elder Congregationalism (Paige Patterson)* Plural-Elder Congregationalism (Samuel E. Waldron). As in other Counterpoints books, each view is followed by critiques from the other contributors, and its advocate then responds. The interactive and fair-minded nature of the Counterpoints format allows the reader to consider the strengths and weaknesses of each view and draw informed, personal conclusions.