“When morning came, he called his disciples to him and chose twelve of them, whom he also designated apostles:”
Luke 6:13 (NIV)
I hope you are a disciple of Christ.
I hope that your heart was warmed and challenged as you read these Words of instruction Christ spoke to His disciples.
I know you are not an apostle of Christ.
Jesus taught His disciples, giving them knowledge - Jesus chose His apostles giving them authority.
Christ Jesus had a finite number of apostles.
We can wonder was it 12 or 13 for we know that Judas was never really one, and we know that Acts records the apostles choosing Matthias and Acts also records Christ Jesus calling Saul on the road to Damascus.
But we do know that the number of apostles was a finite number, and that Christ Jesus chose them and gave them authority over all of His disciples, over sicknesses, and over demons.
True disciples of Christ submit to the apostles’ authority, by reading and obeying their words contained in our bible. As we do this we are submitting to Christ’s authority - for Scripture records Christ appointing them.
I am aware that in the Quinte area there are a number of men who call themselves apostles. I am unsure of what they mean by that, but I am sure that they don’t mean that they are an apostle like Peter was an apostle, or like James was an apostle, or like Paul was an apostle. The Roman Catholic church claims that their pope is an apostle- but do they really believe that their pope is an apostle like Matthew?
I hope you are a disciple of Christ, and I hope that the only apostles you submit to are the ones Christ Jesus designated as apostles.
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