Thanks for the reply.
The word apostle has a definition assigned to it Sent one. It is used that exclusive way throughout the bible. Whether its the Greek "Apostle" or the Hebrew "Shalach".
Changing the meaning of the word sent ones to venerable ones as those who lord it over the faith of others is a Catholic thing passed on from the Pharisee with Sadaucesss, as a law of the father .
Same law the Catholic follow after with different fathers .The Jews usurped the authority of our unseen Holy Father in heaven .Not earthly Jerusalem or Rome. The faithless Jews using Abraham to replace our father in heaven usurping the unseen authority and Catholics replace Abraham with Peter. . same heresy different fathers.
It presents one of the "think not" holy commandments The Holy Spirit conferring he can create a bride made up of livings stones to reveal the spiritual unseen spiritual house of God the church. He does not need the corrupted flesh of any man .The Potter influences the clay the clay has no power of its own .
Matthew 3:9 And
think not to say within
yourselves, We have
Abraham to our
father: for I say unto you, that
God is able of these
stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
Note.
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Matthew 3:9 And
think not to say within
yourselves, We have
(Peter) to our
father: for I say unto you, that
God is able of these
stones to raise up children unto
(Peter)
The Spirit of Christ, the Holy Spirit of God in order to show he is
not served by human hands in any way shape or form, in a ceremonial law using a donkey to represent the "unconverted" or "unredeemed" mankind as a apostle. He sent the donkey gave her his inspired prophecy. It worked in Balaam to both will and do His good pleasure of God . . stopping the madness of that false apostle. The Holy Spirit did not sent Balaam . He stopped him.
I would offer He does not have favorite Donkeys anymore than favorite men. He give favor as a gift. All of his children are his favorite
Catholisicim like faithless Judaism has turned that upside down making their authority" earthly inspired by men" . . .taking away the understanding that is "inspired from above".
Isaiah 29:16 Surely your turning of things
upside down shall be esteemed as the potter's clay: for shall the
work say of
him that made
it,
He made me not? or shall the thing framed say of him that framed it,
He had no
understanding?