Subject: are there apostles and prophets today |
Bible Note: Hi, justme... In the old days reverend was not used so much as the word divine. As I understand it, these titles were not so much honorifics as our culture tends to think of them. Instead, they were acknowledgements that Christ -- as Head of the Church -- had selected specific men to minister to the flock. Thus, this calling was recognized by the congregants, and acknowledged through "the common suffrage of the church itself". (In school, when any of my professors were ordained, I would still call them pastor, in the spirit of recognition of Christ's calling on their lives.) In this Biblical sense, therefore, using the title pastor or reverend, would be submitting to the Lord, acknowledging His authority over us in His church. The apostles, of course, were specifically chosen by Christ and directly witnessed His appearing to them. There are only twelve apostles (see Revelation 21:14). In Him, Doc |