The Role of Apostolic Ministry
- Thread starter ValleyAnt
- Start date
-
Christian Chat is a moderated online Christian community allowing Christians around the world to fellowship with each other in real time chat via webcam, voice, and text, with the Christian Chat app. You can also start or participate in a Bible-based discussion here in the Christian Chat Forums, where members can also share with each other their own videos, pictures, or favorite Christian music.
If you are a Christian and need encouragement and fellowship, we're here for you! If you are not a Christian but interested in knowing more about Jesus our Lord, you're also welcome! Want to know what the Bible says, and how you can apply it to your life? Join us!
To make new Christian friends now around the world, click here to join Christian Chat.
For some unfathomable reason, apostles are now called missionaries. A missionary is someone who goes to a place where there is no church and begins to witness to the locals. The missionary's role is to found the church, appoint elders and teach the basics. Then the church is left to grow by itself. The missionary may, and probably should, return at times to check on the spiritual health of the church. In the meantime, the missionary is elsewhere founding more churches.
"Missionary" is simply the Latin version of "apostle". An apostle is one who is sent. If we compare the ministry of the apostles in the NT we will see the parallels. The term apostle is much abused these days and too many so-called apostles are self appointed. This is contrary to God's word, as the calling of Barnabus and Paul shows in Acts 13. All ministry is the calling of God, not of man. Those who claim otherwise maybe sincere, but they are sincerely wrong.
"Missionary" is simply the Latin version of "apostle". An apostle is one who is sent. If we compare the ministry of the apostles in the NT we will see the parallels. The term apostle is much abused these days and too many so-called apostles are self appointed. This is contrary to God's word, as the calling of Barnabus and Paul shows in Acts 13. All ministry is the calling of God, not of man. Those who claim otherwise maybe sincere, but they are sincerely wrong.
-
1
- Show all
i believe the apostles are o my the twelve men chosen by Jesus to witness the gospel and establish the church on earth. And there aren’t any more apostles today but we have thier witness. Which is the New Testament of the Bible still speaking today .
i think the Bible teaches that an apostle has to be chosen by Jesus in person and see him after he was raised to life and also be called and chosen to be an apostle like the eleven and Paul later were
people claiming apostleship today don’t seem to meet the requirements of an apostle as described by Paul having witnessed the risen lord in person and been called to be an apostle and witness of the gospel to the world . The apostles also had power like Jesus did to heal and raise the dead and be bitten by a deadly viper and not die or get sick ect which we see some of those things in acts
I’m not an expert or anything but another guy here with an opinion , but my opinion is that there are only twelve apostles that Jesus himself chose Judas having been removed and Paul chosen to replace him
matthias wasn’t chosen by Jesus in person like Paul but by Peter before they received the Holy Ghost
i think the Bible teaches that an apostle has to be chosen by Jesus in person and see him after he was raised to life and also be called and chosen to be an apostle like the eleven and Paul later were
people claiming apostleship today don’t seem to meet the requirements of an apostle as described by Paul having witnessed the risen lord in person and been called to be an apostle and witness of the gospel to the world . The apostles also had power like Jesus did to heal and raise the dead and be bitten by a deadly viper and not die or get sick ect which we see some of those things in acts
I’m not an expert or anything but another guy here with an opinion , but my opinion is that there are only twelve apostles that Jesus himself chose Judas having been removed and Paul chosen to replace him
matthias wasn’t chosen by Jesus in person like Paul but by Peter before they received the Holy Ghost
-
1
- Show all
the word apostle can be used a couple of different ways, but there are certainly no apostles today in the sense of the twelve.
they were given supernatural power and authority that no one has had since they departed.
so the role of the current day 'apostolic movement' in my opinion is to spread error.
they were given supernatural power and authority that no one has had since they departed.
so the role of the current day 'apostolic movement' in my opinion is to spread error.
-
1
-
1
- Show all
“they were given supernatural power and authority that no one has had since they departed.”
amen it’s why the belief still remains even today it was real and powerful and was God confirming thier word
“Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?”
John 6:70 KJV
“how shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord,
and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him;
God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will?”
Hebrews 2:3-4 KJV
“Truly the signs of an apostle were wrought among you in all patience, in signs, and wonders, and mighty deeds.”
2 Corinthians 12:12
amen it’s why the belief still remains even today it was real and powerful and was God confirming thier word
“Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?”
John 6:70 KJV
“how shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord,
and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him;
God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will?”
Hebrews 2:3-4 KJV
“Truly the signs of an apostle were wrought among you in all patience, in signs, and wonders, and mighty deeds.”
2 Corinthians 12:12
-
1
- Show all
Compare what Jesus did with the disciples for healings and miracles. Also compare with others they had laid hands on who also had been given the authority to perform signs and wonders. Look at what the miracles and healings were.
Is that what we see now?
As Justin Peters said recently..(paraphrasing)..the fact we are still debating about this shows the claimed signs and wonders now are mostly false.
Miracles and healing would need to mirror what Jesus and the apostles were doing.
Is that what we see now?
As Justin Peters said recently..(paraphrasing)..the fact we are still debating about this shows the claimed signs and wonders now are mostly false.
Miracles and healing would need to mirror what Jesus and the apostles were doing.
-
1
- Show all