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1 | What is the biblical def of apostle | Luke 6:13 | DocTrinsograce | 133201 | ||
I account for it in this way: 1) The disciples were ordered to go and wait. They were not do anything until the promise of the Father (Acts 1:4) 2) It was Peter's idea -- and Peter was not known for proposing good ideas -- to pick a 12th disciple while they should have been waiting. 3) Lots were cast and Matthias was chosen. Which of the other disciples were chosen by anything other than Christ's explicit election? 4) Matthias walks off the pages of scripture in verse 26 never to be heard from again. 5) Christ made his choice of Paul as an apostle, not Matthias. 6) Revelation 21:14 says the names of the "12" apostles will be written on the foundation of the city foursquare. 11 disciples plus Matthias plus Paul equals 13. Ergo, one too many. Of course, this is only my humble opinion. |
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2 | What is the biblical def of apostle | Luke 6:13 | flinkywood | 133242 | ||
Doc, I agree that Peter, the impetuous stumblebum, was perhaps the unlikeliest leader in Christendom, yet the Bible amply attests to his authority, an authority recognized by the aposotles as given him by Jesus (Matt 16:19) and exercised only by the Grace of God in the Holy Spirit. Casting lots (Acts 1:26) wasn't foolishness or gambling, but a time-honored means of discerning God's will (Lev 16:7-10; Proverbs 16:33). In the nascent Church, those eligible for apostolic office had to have witnessed Jesus' ministry in full and were charged with testifying to His resurrection (Acts 1:22). (Note that it is Peter who stands up to declare and authorize the means and ends of this particular election). Why does Matthias subsequently disappear from the narrative of Acts? Quien sabe? But it appears that the number 12 is a meaningful symbol to this startup Church (the restoration of the 12 tribes of Israel), though the necessity of maintaining 12 fades, evidently, after the death of James in Acts 12:2. Paul is an obvious exception to the incipient rule of apostolic candidacy; but isn't that the kind of exceptional surprise God likes to pull from time-to-time? Colin |
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3 | What is the biblical def of apostle | Luke 6:13 | DocTrinsograce | 133253 | ||
Thank you, Colin. Good points all. I was aware of the casting of lots, but in this case it seemed contrary to what they were commanded to do. Like I said to brother Ed, I may be -- and often have been! -- all wet! | ||||||
4 | What is the biblical def of apostle | Luke 6:13 | flinkywood | 133259 | ||
Doc, at most, moist. Colin |
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5 | What is the biblical def of apostle | Luke 6:13 | DocTrinsograce | 133261 | ||
It wouldn't be the thirst time. :-) | ||||||