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NASB | Mark 3:14 And He appointed twelve, so that they would be with Him and that He could send them out to preach, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Mark 3:14 And He appointed twelve [disciples], so that they would be with Him [for instruction] and so that He could send them out to preach [the gospel as apostles--that is, as His special messengers, personally chosen representatives], |
Bible Question: Does God tell us how a Church is to be structured? How are Elders identified and appointed? |
Bible Answer: Whitt, I believe that the structure of church government is really a vital issue in our organized religion today, and that the practice of our common day church does not indeed reflect what is taught in scripture. Firstly, it is important to understand that Jesus had set up a very precise structure, regarding appointment of officership within the church. This structure is patterned after the Old Testament political government of Israel, and consists of a crew of twelve and a crew of seventy, as reminiscent of OT scriptures. Please notice here the comparisons between these Old and New Testament verses. Mark 3 14 And He appointed twelve, so that they would be with Him and that He could send them out to preach, (NAS95) Exodus 28 21 "The stones shall be according to the names of the sons of Israel: twelve, according to their names; they shall be like the engravings of a seal, each according to his name for the twelve tribes. (NAS95) Matthew 19 28 And Jesus said to them, "Truly I say to you, that you who have followed Me, in the regeneration when the Son of Man will sit on His glorious throne, you also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. (NAS95) Revelation 21 12 It had a great and high wall, with twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels; and names were written on them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel. 13 There were three gates on the east and three gates on the north and three gates on the south and three gates on the west. 14 And the wall of the city had twelve foundation stones, and on them were the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. (NAS95) - After Jesus appointed the twelve, he then appointed seventy more, again after the structure of the Old Testament pattern for the nation of Israel. Numbers 11 16 The LORD therefore said to Moses, "Gather for Me seventy men from the elders of Israel, whom you know to be the elders of the people and their officers and bring them to the tent of meeting, and let them take their stand there with you. (NAS95) Numbers 11 25 Then the LORD came down in the cloud and spoke to him; and He took of the Spirit who was upon him and placed Him upon the seventy elders. And when the Spirit rested upon them, they prophesied. But they did not do it again. (NAS95) Luke 10 1 Now after this the Lord appointed seventy others, and sent them in pairs ahead of Him to every city and place where He Himself was going to come. (NAS95) Luke 10 17 The seventy returned with joy, saying, "Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name." (NAS95) - Moses gives us another example of structure, wherein entire national divisions are appointed. There are leaders of thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens. Common secular corporations more efficiently hold to this structure than does the common church. Without this many leaders, the care quality of a group will drop substantially. Exodus 18 21 "Furthermore, you shall select out of all the people able men who fear God, men of truth, those who hate dishonest gain; and you shall place these over them as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties and of tens. 22 "Let them judge the people at all times; and let it be that every major dispute they will bring to you, but every minor dispute they themselves will judge. So it will be easier for you, and they will bear the burden with you. (NAS95) Exodus 18 25 Moses chose able men out of all Israel and made them heads over the people, leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties and of tens. 26 They judged the people at all times; the difficult dispute they would bring to Moses, but every minor dispute they themselves would judge. (NAS95) - Blessings, Reighnskye |
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