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Originally Posted by Igzy
The aversion to using any form of the word "apostle" is a holdover from the Reformation. "For hundreds of years Protestant churches have tried hard to not be Roman Catholic in terms of hierarchy and structure," says King. "But we still need leadership and structures. So the apostolic gift is still working—we just find new titles for it." |
This may help to explain why the word "apostle" is mostly shunned today, in favor of the word "missionary." Rome has spoiled many N.T. terms, another of which is "church," which is why many prefer "assembly."
In the Pentecostal movement, like the Recovery, they have decided to "recover" the word "apostle," which makes it necessary for the body of Christ to be able to prove who is an apostle.