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NASB | 1 Corinthians 12:27 ¶ Now you are Christ's body, and individually members of it. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 12:27 ¶ Now you [collectively] are Christ's body, and individually [you are] members of it [each with his own special purpose and function]. |
Subject: Prerequisite-infallibility? |
Bible Note: Dear Nolan, So now we have prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers, but no apostles, right? I maintain that by 'beatifying' the apostles to the Lamb (plus Paul), we discredit the faith of ministers for two thousand years, up to the present day. Not once have I said that there is anything *new* (extra-Biblical or super-Biblical)to prophesy or reveal. Also, it is obvious that certain individuals have been given the gift of revealing the (already finished) Bible to 1) all men, 2) the church, and 3) fellow ministers. Please, tell me what the 'Biblical sense' apostle is? Is he perfect, without sin, fault, or trespass? Must he have written a book of the Bible? Must he have uttered a never-before-spoken revelation from God? If these are requirements, then several apostles in the Word are not apostles. I think that I am fighting against the opinion that 'some are false apostles, so there are no longer any apostles.' In my humble opinion, the fact that we are warned about false apostles proves that there are apostles! Finally, as to the 'lower-sense' apostle theory (number three in my April discourse), if there are indeed 'lesser' apostles, Paul and Barnabas would be categorized among them. !I know, I know! "How dare he bring Paul down to human levels!" Sorry, but that is just what I do. I think that Paul would rejoice, too! What Paul wrote was Scripture because God made it so, not because Paul was great. Not every word written by Paul was Bible, and not every action was perfect. God chose exactly what He wanted in His holy Bible, not Paul, or Peter, or any man. I contend that if we let God be true, and all men be liars, we have hope today to know his will, through the Holy Spirit, Who speaks in the Bible, and through His ministers. (and there are more ministries than just the five!) To claim that the (organized) church is now His spokesman is laughable :-) Blessings and peace. In Jesus' name, charis |