Subject: What is an Apostle? |
Bible Note: Makarios, greetings to you also. Rather than listing the many, how about a few samples? Phil 2:25 tells us about "Epaphroditus my brother and fellow worker and fellow soldier of me, and YOUR APOSTLE (Strong's 652)..." Acts 14:14 "When the apostles (plural) Barnabas and Paul heard of it ..." 1 Thess 1:1. "Paul, Silas and Timothy to the Thessalonian church ... Verse 2 "WE always thank God." Verse 6 "You followed the example set by US" 2:6 "WE (Paul, Silas, Timothy) never sought praise from men, either from you or anyone else, though as Christ's APOSTLES (plural - Paul, Silas, Timothy) WE might have ..." Romans 16:7 "Remember me to Andronicus and Junias, my fellow-countrymen, who went to prison with me. They (Andronicus and Junias) are noted men among the missionaries ..." (strong's 652, the same word always used for the 12 apostles is used here.) If you notice what ALL of these "apostles" were doing during all these Scriptures, it allows us to correctly, and without losing the train of thought, to exchange the word "apostle" for MISSIONARY. Hope this helps, Taleb |