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Originally Posted by ZNPaaneah
ZNP: The NT teaches that the Resurrected and Ascended Christ gave gifts to men, one of which was apostles (me: yes, he gave Paul and Peter and John and James) to help them grow into maturity
The NT teaches that it is a good work to examine if someone is an apostle (me: John and Paul and James and Peter were apostles; some others I skeptical of) or if they are a liar.
The NT teaches that we will have to continue this work of discerning between those truly sent by God (the two witnesses) versus the frauds (antichrist and false prophet) right up until the Lord's return.
So I see 4 teachings in the NT that are very relevant to whether we have this gift today or not, what I don't see is a teaching that says this gift ended when the NT was canonized.
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You and I see different things. I don't see a teaching where this gift (apostles) was either stated or inferred as to be in perpetuity.
I would also be interested in what
Nee thought about apostles in the "Normal Chrstian Church Life"... were they a requirement for perpetuity, or a one-time thing?