Subject: What is an Apostle? |
Bible Note: Ken hepting, right on! I know exactly where you are coming from, and appreciate the insight demonstrated. Some would have us believe that "apostles" are extinct. IF they did their homework before knocking someone who has, they would have also discovered that same truth about what you shared about “apostles” merely being missionaries. In the back of almost all my Bibles, (and I have way too many) there are maps of Paul's "Missionary Journeys". According to too many, those pages should merely read "Apostle Paul’s Journey". Paul, like many people today, WAS SENT unto the nations AS Jesus' "apostle" (or in plain English - missionary.) Every "missionary" today is sent by Christ anywhere with the mission of presenting that same Gospel. The sender hasn't changed. The message hasn't changed. Only the terminology has changed - unless you are a Greek. Then, rather than being called a missionary, you would be called an "apostolos", like Peter, Paul, John etc. were called. As, I am sure you already know, the words for "apostle" ("apostolos", or one sent forth, and sent ("apostello") like in Romans 10:15 are so very close. The best definition for someone sent specifically to preach the Gospel (in today's language) IS missionary - "a person SENT on a MISSION" according to my Webster's. According to my Vines' "Apostle" means "one sent forth". Blessings upon you. Taleb |