Can it possibly be that preaching the gospel is a far greater work than performing miracles -- even the very miracles of Christ? Our teacher, Dr. John Whitcomb, explains why this is indeed the case in this fascinating message about the first sermon ever delivered in the church age. He especially explains the value of preaching the Word. "The last thing we need, dear friends, today in the church," says Dr. Whitcomb, "is signs and wonders, miracles that temporarily solve people's physical problems." Dr. Whitcomb also tackles difficult questions which arise from the text, including whether water baptism is essential or sufficient for salvation; why Jewish priests believed Peter's message; why we cannot perform sign miracles such as the apostles did; and whether the early church practiced communism. "The New Testament is God's sufficient provision for us," Dr. Whitcomb states. "It is a self-authenticating sign and wonder and miracle to the world."
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Dr. John C. Whitcomb has been a professor of Old Testament and theology for more than 50 years, and is widely recognized as a leading Biblical scholar. He taught at Grace Theological Seminary in Winona Lake, Indiana, from 1951-1990, and gained much recognition for his work on...
