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1 | woman pastors | Matt 14:30 | kalos | 136959 | ||
Apostle "a witness to the resurrection of Christ, sent by him" The twelve names of the twelve apostles NASB Revelation 21:14 And the wall of the city had twelve foundation stones, and on them were the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. 'Apostle. Someone sent with a special message or commission. Jesus is called the apostle and high Priest of our confession in Hebrews 3:1. The twelve apostles of Jesus were Simon Peter, Andrew, James the son of Zebedee, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot. Paul became an apostle after Jesus' resurrection (2 Cor. 1:1), along with Barnabas (Acts 14:14), and others.' (http://www.carm.org/dictionary/dic_a-b.htm#_1_10) 'In the New Testament apostolos [ajpovstolo"] is applied to Jesus as the Sent One of God (Heb 3:1), to those sent by God to preach to Israel (Luke 11:49), to those sent by churches (2 Col 8:23; Php 2:25), and most often, to the individuals who had been appointed by Christ to preach the gospel of the kingdom. This latter category, however, is understood differently by New Testament writers. For example, Luke-Acts uses the term "apostle" to refer almost exclusively to the Twelve, while Paul uses it in relation to a broader group of individuals. The expression "all the apostles" in 1 Corinthians 15:7 seems to include more than the twelve referred to in verse 5. James is considered here, and in Galatians 1:19, to be an apostle. Barnabas is referred to as an apostle in ac 14:14 ( 11:22-24; 13:1-4). Paul calls Andronicus and Junias apostles in Romans 16:7. In this broader sense, an apostle was a witness to the resurrection of Christ, sent by him to make disciples of all nations.' (http://bible.crosswalk.com/Dictionaries/BakersEvangelicalDictionary/) |
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2 | woman pastors | Matt 14:30 | JCrichton | 137081 | ||
"The twelve names of the twelve apostles" Hi, Kalos! Thank you for your assistance... it seems that most people reject anything Scripture offers if there isn't a concensus of "experts"... I mean, they even reject Scripture or singularize one particular verse excluding all others or attempt to place all other Scriptural passages into a mold that supports their "choice" interpretation... Clearly Paul was not lying when he called himself the "least of the apostles!" Yet, this self-critique does not negate the fact that Paul was an apostle! The disciples were given full authority by Christ to establish and maintain His Body, so it is not surprising that the apostles would call the believers "saints" or that they would speak of the "apostles" to include more than the original Eleven and the substitue for Judas (Acts 1:16-26)... Also to deny that the Holy Spirit has the Authority to "send" or call others to the office of apostleship would be to deny that He is God and that it is He whom Jesus promised that would come and reveal all truth! (John 14:16-17, 26; 15:26; 16:7-15; Acts 5:3-4) It is true, Scripture some times appears to be contradicting itself... but as Paul notes: "now we only know partially... then we will know as we are known!" (1 Corinthians 13:9-10, 12) God Bless! Angel |
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