Subject: Apostles, Prophets? An Office for Today? |
Bible Note: Justme, I'm always willing to share my thoughts, and you are peaceful and humble in your reply, and I respect that I only propose the idea that, "Why can't we have Apostles or Prphets anymore?" The early Jews said that there were no more prophets, but John the Baptist ushered in Christ, and Christ established His Church with Apostles... I believe that if we had these same Holy Men, many of the contentions between denominations could be resolved... but then the problem goes back to the Jews regected the prophets time and time again... and even CHRIST... so who would say Apostles or Prophets would solve our confusion "As a world" on the exact meaning of scripture, how would we truely know if these men were sent of God proclaiming to know these things? Could we recognize them? Are we too stuck in our ways like the Jews? I believe that the same kind of responces of the early Church would happen today... Not because we're so righteous, or so sinful... because we are MEN, and to the Apostles Christ showed ALL things, to us, the Apostles revealed SOME things... I think we as humans are afraid of change/reformation of our religion... The Jews, the Christians, and I'm sure even the Asian religions faced the same issues... And what I said about errors here and there are not what I see... but what other Churches see in eachother... obviously for example, the Cathlic Church finds faults in the Protostent Churches, and vise versa, and even the many denominations condend with each other... My point is none of these Chruches establish that they have "Apostles or Prophets" leading their Church through direct devine relavation, like the origanal Church did... And if Apostles were to come again, how would we recognize them? and why can't they come again? mmm... how's that? :) I hope to hear from you, I don't make claims of knowing perfect doctrine, I just like to ask the "Why Not? Question" And Justme, I have never read the "Word of Knowledge" of which you speak Joe |