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1 | What is the biblical def of apostle | Luke 6:13 | james210 | 133234 | ||
Romans 1:1 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, 1 Corinthians 1:1 Paul called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, 1 Corinthians 9:1 Am I am not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord? 2 Corinthians 1:1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints which are in all Achaia: Galatians 1:1 Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;) Ephesians 1:1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus: Colossians 1:1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother, Timothy 1:1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope; 2 Timothy 1:1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus, 2 Timothy 1:11 Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles. Titus 1:1 Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness; --- Although the Bible never says Paul was 'numbered with the eleven' to replace Judas as Matthias was (Acts 1:26), every letter except Philippians, both Thessalonians, and Philemon Paul introduces himself as an 'apostle'. |
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2 | What is the biblical def of apostle | Luke 6:13 | DocTrinsograce | 133252 | ||
Yes, very good! I scanned through all these references. I noticed that Paul is not calling himself an apostle by his own authority. Instead God called him to the position (Romans 1:1, 1 Cor 1:1); God willed him to the position (1 Cor 1:1, 2 Cor 1:1, Eph 1:1, Col 1:1, 2 Tim 1:1, Titus 1:1); God validated him in the position (2 Cor 12:12); God sealed him in the position with evangelical fruit (1 Cor 9:1-2); Jesus and God authorized him in the position (Gal 1:1, 1 Tim 2:7, 2 Tim 1:11); God and Jesus commanded him to the postion (1 Tim 1:1). Paul called himself the least of the apostles, because he had persecuted the church (1 Cor 15:9). Thank you for drawing our attention to this, James210! |
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