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Originally Posted by kingdomapostle
Extra Apostles? Although many teach this wrong, Apostles ARE still alive and well, just as Prophets, Pastors, Evangelist, and Teachers...the other 5 fold ministries as menitoned in Eph 4:11. |
I mentioned extra because of the significant of the original 12. Theirs was a special one time mission: to lay the foundation of the church which can only be done once. We cannot lay another foundation. Also, there are very specific qualifications to be an apostle. One had to have been with Jesus or witnessed the resurrection, just to name two. Although Paul came on the scene late, he was visited by the resurrected Christ and singled out for a very important mission: to preach to the Gentiles. Paul said of himself that he was born out of time.
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