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Originally Posted by Ohio
Your theory has holes. You say only apostles can write scripture. Where is that written down? Luke, Mark, Jude, James wrote scripture and they were not apostles. Silvanus, Timothy and Barnabas were apostles, yet not of the "twelve." I don't think "the book is closed" ended the apostles.
Luke was an evangelist, and he wrote scripture. Luke is now gone, as are Mark, Matthew and John. Does that mean there are no more evangelists? What about prophets? Are there no more?
I know your theory makes for a convenient "sell," but the facts do not support it.
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The general consensus of the church is that apostles of the rank of Peter, Paul and Luke can no longer exist because the ability to write scripture no longer exists. Apostles of that type were special. They had an authority which is no longer given, which is to directly define divine truth. Their words could become scripture. That doesn't mean they necessarily did become scripture just that they could. That authority no longer exists.
Since the canon is closed, no apostle of the type Paul and Peter and Luke were cannot exist now. By definition this is true. That is a big distinction. Lee's band wanted people to believe that Lee was of that rank. But he wasn't. They for all intents and purposes believe his words are as good as scripture BECAUSE they believe he was one of those types of apostles.
Given the confusion that such a belief can and has caused, that is reason enough to reject it, especially since there is no compelling scriptural command to accept it.