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Originally Posted by Igzy
Thanks, Z.
I believe the apostles of the 1st century are of different rank than any who might be apostles today because of the reasons I gave (no longer being able to establish the faith). I believe there is some scriptural logic to that conclusion. But I realize there is no direct scriptural evidence for two classes of apostles.
I think throwing the word apostle around WL led to huge problems, in part because we associated the word with people like Paul and Peter and James and John. We figured if Lee was an apostle he could have/might have/did have the same kind of authority.
Do we believe current day apostles have the same kind of authority as Peter and Paul and James and John? I know I don't, but maybe some of you do.
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No I don't, but then I don't believe Paul had that kind of authority. I think that because Paul was one with the Lord the Lord was able to work through him and release the word. I think over the many years looking back Christians were able to realize that what Paul wrote was scripture in the same way we also can look back a few hundred years on different saints. I don't believe Paul ever had that authority, nor do I think in his day he was treated all that different from other "apostles" and wannabes.
I think any authority they had came through faith. Peter didn't heal anyone, he had faith that the Lord would heal them. According to Peter we all have like precious faith.