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1 | How have the offices changed? | Eph 4:11 | Xapis | 2169 | ||
How have the offices changed? Is it that there were other duties/responsibilities that were given to the original apostles? My understanding of scripture is that God is speaking to us today through the living Word of God. God knew that His word would be read, debated, and followed in the 21st century when He gave it to His servants years ago. Therefore He could have and would have informed us of the temporal state of the offices, or their responsibilities. Makes sense to me that the offices have stayed the same over the years, but the original individuals occupying those offices had individual callings and empowerments that no longer are required. I am just curious as to what the office of an apostle is. I am very curious as to what the office of a prophet is supposed to be. charis does a good job in another post of answering this. Follow the thread "what about the other ministries" to see it. | ||||||
2 | How do you define apostle? | Eph 4:11 | Xapis | 2143 | ||
Charis, I don't see how you will get an answer to your question. This concept of the 5-fold ministry was quite new to me several years ago. But the more that I consider it, the more I am made aware of its consistency with the scriptures. I had only been in the one man show type of churches that wdc refers to. The longer that I walk with Christ and the more that I see the strengths that He has given me and the weaknesses that they don't make up for, the more that I know I need others in the body to help me. Romans 12:3 warns us not to think of ourselves more highly than we ought. I believe that having a Spirit led ministry with a balance brought by this concept would empower all involved to function at higher levels of impact. One problem that I see reading this thread however,is that some are using one definition of apostle and others are using a different one, same with prophet. As long as that is happening there cannot be a coming together. That is why I don't think that you will get an answer that you can live with. How do you define apostle and what is a prophet? |
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3 | why does it matter | John 2:10 | Xapis | 628 | ||
Kathy, why does it matter to you? Is there another question that this will answer? Why don't you think that I am a theologian(one who studies God)? | ||||||
4 | why does it matter | John 2:10 | Xapis | 627 | ||
Kathy, why does it matter to you? Is there another question that this will answer? Why don't you think that I am a theologian(one who studies God)? | ||||||