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bible man:
Are there any modern day apostles?

G. Driggs:
Hi Matt, it may have been a title given to just the original twelve Apostles, could be wrong. Did you have someone in mind?

From Strong's Dictionary

apostle

G652
ἀπόστολος
apostolos
ap-os'-tol-os
From G649; a delegate; specifically an ambassador of the Gospel; officially a commissioner of Christ (“apostle”), (with miraculous powers): - apostle, messenger, he that is sent.

From Vines Dictionary of the NT

Apostle, Apostleship

1. apostolos (G652) is, lit., "one sent forth" (apo, "from," stello, "to send"). "The word is used of the Lord Jesus to describe His relation to God, Heb_3:1; see Joh_17:3. The twelve disciples chosen by the Lord for special training were so called, Luk_6:13; Luk_9:10. Paul, though he had seen the Lord Jesus, 1Co_9:1; 1Co_15:8, had not 'companied with' the Twelve 'all the time' of His earthly ministry, and hence was not eligible for a place among them, according to Peter's description of the necessary qualifications, Act_1:22. Paul was commissioned directly, by the Lord Himself, after His Ascension, to carry the gospel to the Gentiles.
"The word has also a wider reference. In Act_14:4, Act_14:14, it is used of Barnabas as well as of Paul; in Rom_16:7 of Andronicus and Junias. In 2Co_8:23 (RV, margin) two unnamed brethren are called 'apostles of the churches'; in Phi_2:25 (RV, margin) Epaphroditus is referred to as 'your apostle.' It is used in 1Th_2:6 of Paul, Silas and Timothy, to define their relation to Christ."*
* From Notes on Thessalonians, by Hogg and Vine, pp. 59-60.
2. apostole (G651), "a sending, a mission," signifies an apostleship, Act_1:25; Rom_1:5; 1Co_9:2; Gal_2:8.
Note: Pseudapostoloi, "false apostles," occurs in 2Co_11:13.

Thats a tough one, but it seems it literally means "one set forth" or "he that is sent". Good question Matt, you got me thinking now. I have only known the original twelve to be Apostles, but since Jesus was "one set forth" and no doubt Someone who is "he that is sent", so I would have to say yes, there is an modern day Apostle, since He (Jesus) is alive.

1Jn 4:10  Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and SENT HIS SON to be the propitiation for our sins.

Heb 3:1  Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;

Maybe Ray has talked about this somewhere or someone here might be able to help you better.

Peace,Love
G.Driggs

 

arion:
One thing I'm sure of is that those out there that call themselves apostles and prophets....aren't!!   ::)

lilitalienboi16:
i Feel the same way. When someone calls themselves an apostle or prophet i am so very weary and careful of what who they are as a person. I just don't see those who are true apostles, the elect of God etc.. to be so puffed up with pride that they would boast they are.

I mean look at ray himself, the man has extroardinairy strength through God and in my opinion is a spiritual giant, perhaps not as great as paul or some of those in the bible, but hes the damn near closest thing ive ever seen to an apostle of God. Yet he never ever calls himself this, he never ever boast, he is very humble, he upliftsts - US. Even through his tremendous pain and suffering right now, he is thinking of US. To me that is love.. thats amazing. Surely the Son of God has made His home with ray.

I just never ever see ray boasting about anything hes ever done, anything he knows.. his humility is amazing. Even when he could feel those thinking of him as something amazing, he told us all in the letter, don't look at him as anything more than a man, nothing more than the rest of us. Dont idolize him.

To me.. that is amazing, because ray has tremendous power, perhaps the greatest we could ever want, FAITH and he could very well take that and use it to puff himself up above others but HE DOESNT.

If their are any apostles... ray is damn near close to one. I dont want to idolize him, i don't, but ij ust have tremendous respect for him. I've always said, he gave me my faith back, he showed me that God is indeed real and he does indeed love.

Well thats my two cents, my rant, lol sorry it got long winded.

God Bless

Alex

dave:
AGREED!

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