![]() And they proposed two Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias. We see in the choosing of Matthias as Apostle what their qualifications had to be, and that was that they had to have been with them for the full time of Jesus’ ministry (probably three-and-a-half years) “Therefore, of these men who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, beginning from the baptism of John to that day when He was taken up from us, one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection. We do need missionaries today, they are ones that start new works, or go where no one has gone before with the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.” (VINE’S) If it is not meant for the Church today why didn’t Paul say so? No, it is most certainly needed today however, apostles of today or missionaries, as we call them, will never take the place of the first Twelve, since they have a special role to play in God’s kingdom. (VINE’S) The word we use more often today is “Missionary.” Some would teach that this gift is not operating today, but this would make no sense at all because how could this be a gift to the Church in our time? All the other gifted offices that are mentioned here are for the Church today, so why would the first one not be for us also. APOSTOLĒ, a sending, a mission, signifies an apostleship, Acts 1:25 Romans 1:5 1 Corinthians 9:2 Galatians 2:8. In 2 Corinthians 8:23 (R.V., margin) two unnamed brethren are called ‘apostles of the churches ’ in Philippians 2:25 (R.V., margin) Epaphroditus is referred to as ‘your apostle.’ It is used in 1 Thessalonians 2:6 of Paul, Silas and Timothy, to define their relation to Christ. In Acts 14:4, 14, it is used of Barnabas as well as of Paul in Romans 16:7 of Andronicus and Junias. And he was numbered with the eleven apostles.” “And they cast their lots, and the lot fell on Matthias. So there were Twelve special Apostles, Judas being replaced by Matthias as Scripture says in Acts 1:26. Paul on the other hand was commissioned directly, by the Lord Himself, after His ascension, to be an apostle to carry the Gospel to the Gentiles. ![]() Paul, though he had seen the Lord Jesus 1 Corinthians 9:1 15:8, had not ‘companied with’ the Twelve ‘all the time’ of His earthly ministry, and so was not eligible for a place among them, according to Peter’s description of the necessary qualifications Acts 1:22. The twelve disciples chosen by the Lord for special training were so called, apostles Luke 6:13 9:10. “The word is used of the Lord Jesus to describe His relation to God, Hebrews 3:1 see John 17:3. ![]() ![]() Question: Is the office of Apostle still in existence in today’s world? If not, why is there a movement to reestablish it?Īnswer: “APOSTLE” means in Greek: “APOSTOLOS is, lit., one sent forth apo, from, stellō, to send). ![]()
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