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1 | Prerequisite-infallibility? | 1 Cor 12:27 | Makarios | 12681 | ||
Dear charis, I have stated, "The only places in Scripture where it even mentions "false apostles" is 2 Cor. 11:13 and Rev. 2:2. In my opinion, neither verse should be interpreted to suggest that there are true, genuine apostles today because of the fact that they mention 'false apostles'. This is given to us as a warning, not a presentation of an 'office'." For 2 Corinthians 11:13, The MacArthur's Study Bible seems to agree with me here, stating, "Not only was their claim to apostleship false, so also was their doctrine." Jamieson, Faussett and Brown states, "false apostles--those "overmuch apostles" (see on 2Co_11:5) are no apostles at all." As far as Revelation 2:2 goes, I believe that this verse alone in its context does not lend any credence at all to support the idea that there are apostles just because of wicked men who claim "apostleship". The MacArthur Study Bible states, "The Ephesian church exercised spiritual discernment. It knew how to evaluate men who claimed spiritual leadership by their doctrine and behavior (cf. 1 Thess. 5:20,21)." I understand this reasoning to be in line with and in no way contradict my definition of an 'apostle'.. As far as 1 Cor. 12:27, the Nelson NKJV Study Bible puts it this way.. "Sometimes in the New Testament, the term apostles refers in a general sense to missionaries (see 15:7; Rom. 16:7; 2 Cor. 11:5; 12:11; Gal. 1:17, 19). Other times the term is limited to the small group who witnessed the resurrected Christ and were given a special mission by Him as His representatives (9:1; 15:5, 8). prophets: As was the case with the Old Testament prophets, the primary responsibility of New Testament prophets was not predicting the future, but presenting God’s message to their contemporaries. New Testament prophets provided guidance for the church in its infancy (see Eph. 3:2–5). The word teachers refers to those who explain the written revelation of God, as indicated in Gal. 6:6; 2 Tim. 2:2." "12:28 “Apostle” is used in a general sense to mean a missionary (Rom 16:7; Phil 2:25). However, Paul here uses the word in its particular or restrictive sense to mean the Twelve (Luke 6:13) who were the foundation of the church (Eph 2:20), especially in its doctrine (Acts 2:42). The N.T. is their written teaching, as the Spirit inspired them or their associates (John 16:13). An apostle had to be baptized by John the Baptist and had to be a witness of the resurrection (Acts 1:22); therefore, the apostles have no successors. Administration is the gift of governing, presiding over, and guiding the church (1 Tim 5:17)." (Believer's Study Bible) Here are a few more "points of view" here.. --Nolan |
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2 | Prerequisite-infallibility? | 1 Cor 12:27 | charis | 12682 | ||
Dear Nolan, I appreciate your additional 'points of view!' :-) It seems that there is agreement that there are specific 'Apostles,' i.e. the Twelve (Matthias as the only replacement), and the 'general meaning' apostles, a.k.a. 'broader' sense, a.k.a. 'lesser' sense apostles. Are these not bona fide, Biblical, apostles? (albeit not the Twelve, and without the capital 'A') Is this not the gift-ministry spoken of in 1 Corinthians 12 and Ephesians 4? Oops, time to go! Blessings, brother! In Jesus' name, charis |
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