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Yes, we *all* agree with the "Master." We all agree with whatever Jesus said. The problem is with understanding what he actually taught, what he actually meant by these comments in context. In context, Jesus was talking about how relevant the laws were in the Law of Moses. Were all of them...

No, the Law was completely fulfilled at the Cross where Jesus said, "It is finished."

The Law was temporary and fulfilled in time. Matt 5.17 “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. 18 For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will...

My own thoughts are that the Twelve deserved special consideration due to the fact Jesus specifically called them as the beginning ministry in Israel and extending outwards. They were specially trained and lived with Jesus so that what they reported Jesus said was accurate and reliable. It is...

The argument that because there are a set number of Apostles that Jesus especially chose, namely 12, that there can be no others doesn't hold water. "The Twelve" indicates a particular grouping of apostles, and obviously does not limit the title of "apostle" strictly to them. Now we may argue...

yes, you have to look to the Lord to make your own decision. But I recommend, for the sake of precision, that you rely on *exactly* what the Scriptures says, and avoid reading too much into it.

In context, the vision Joseph had concerned his future relationship with his family in Egypt. Yes, Joseph is a type of Christ. How you see him as a type of Christ controls how you might interpret this. I don't believe the 12 sons of Jacob were symbolic of the 12 apostles of Christ. But I do...

The trouble with this is, all your points are made by speculation, and not by the Scriptures themselves. Nothing indicates that the choice of Barnabas, or the choice of Matthias, was uninspired. This is completely judgmentalism on your part--nothing in the Scriptures explicitly says this...

That prophecy was fulfilled in Joseph's time. He and his brother were the 11th and 12th sons of Jacob. All 11, when they went down into Egypt, had to honor Joseph as ruler under Pharaoh.

I think we get hung up because only 12 were chosen out of Israel. But that is because the mission began with Israel, and Israel had, initially, 12 tribes. It is a purely symbolic number. There is no reason to suppose that others wouldn't be chosen, outside of this initial 12. Of course, the...

There were other "apostles" mentioned, besides the 12 apostles, in the NT Scriptures. But clearly, the foundational doctrine was based on the testimony of the 12 apostles of Israel. That is clear from the revelation of the New Jerusalem. The ministry of the Law by angels is an interesting...

I don't know what you personally mean by quoting "mediated by angels?" However, you might want to take a look at my most recent post on this, because I realized that there is more to this conversation than I realized? By "mediated by angels" I understand that angels are given to be the arbiters...

This teaching is actually rather strange. I can agree that there were more than 12 apostles mentioned in the NT Scriptures, but I wouldn't go as far as you, using language that applied to Jesus to apply to the whole Church. When the Word became flesh, Jesus was born--not the Church. In a sense...

I'm not and I wasn't baiting you. I didn't follow the whole conversation. If it was perfectly clear, then I wouldn't be asking the questions or getting things wrong, would I? And if things are so simple, it should be easy to defend yourself...unless there is no defense for what you said?

I sincerely wanted to know what Jaumelj meant. If I understood him wrong, I'm willing to be corrected. If he doesn't have an answer, what am I to conclude? If he wants to judge my motives, that's his problem--not mine. I'm here to share, and to ask questions. If he doesn't like the...

I'll have to assume you got caught in the dark. The light is shining on you, and you don't have an answer "for everyone who asks, a reason for the hope that lies within you." You prefer to let others think you're disparaging the Scriptures simply because they weren't written by "the Word?" If...

That doesn't explain why you framed this the way you did. What were you trying to say about those who wrote the OT and NTs, who were not "the Word?"

In post #44, you said: The names, New and Old Testaments, are ascribed by men. The Teachings of Jesus Yeshua begin in Genniesis and are over at the final amen of Revelation. Am I misreading this? It sounds as if you're saying that unless Jesus writes the Scriptures, the Scriptures are purely...

The other brother is correct--there are more than 12 or 13 apostles, called and chosen by God. The 12 apostles had a specific calling as apostles in connection with Israel, although like the rest, they were also sent out into other nations. Their jobs were to start in Israel. Paul's job did not...

God commissioned or gifted those men with the ability to record the acts and words of God. You wish to diminish them because Jesus did not write them himself?