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1 | Apostles, Prophets? An Office for Today? | 1 Cor 1:1 | gracefull | 74215 | ||
Matthew Henry says:" Inv. 20 the church is compared to a building. The apostles and prophets are the foundation of the building. They may be so called in a secondary sense, Christ himself being the primary foundation: but we are rather to understand it of the doctrine delivered by the prophetsof the Old Testament and the apostles of the New." This is my understanding and I now see that Matthew Henry viewed it the same way. John Wesley:" And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets-As the foundation sustains the building, so the word of God, declared by the apostles and prophets, sustains the faith of all believers. God laid the foundation of them but Christ himself is the chief corner-stone of the foundation. Elsewhere he is termed the foundation. 1 Cor. 3:11 Both of these renown commentators believe Paul is speaking of Old Testament prophets and the New testament apostles, and the foundation is the WORD, not the men or their calling. I do not see any reason (in context) to believe Paul is using both Apostles and Prophets in reference to the 12 (13 if you count Paul). And nor do I see any proof in text that this went away because your conclusion is based on this one scripture and your interpretation of that scripture. Your sister in Christ Jesus, Thank you for the information, and I will continue to keep this in mind during my studies. God bless |
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2 | Apostles, Prophets? An Office for Today? | 1 Cor 1:1 | iverson | 74219 | ||
For information on how I arrived at the context argument of Apostles and Prophets used together to mean the 12 disciples, please refer to the Lexical Aid to the New Testament in the Key Word Study Bible word 4396. The Lexical aid uses resources from “A Greek-English Lexicon to the New Testament” By John Parkhurst, 1767; "Biblical-Theological Lexicon of the New Testament” by Hermann Cremer, 1895; “Synonyms of the New Testament” by R.C. Trench, 1876; and “An Exposity Dictionary of the New Testament Words” by W.E. Vine, 1940. Thank you for the discussion. You have helped me examine, on a deeper level, what I believe. Your fellow Berean |
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3 | Apostles, Prophets? An Office for Today? | 1 Cor 1:1 | gracefull | 74223 | ||
Me too! Thanks! I will review your info, as well. God bless you! |
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