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Originally Posted by ZNPaaneah
But even if I agree with everything you say and all of your reasons and concerns, from our own experience we know that it is a futile exercise to try and get some written agreement about the use of the word.
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I wasn't literally asking for a written agreement. I was rhetorically reinforcing why we shouldn't use the title apostle.
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First, WL used many terms, not merely "the apostle" (wise master builder, MOTA, etc).
Second, the LRC used a whole teaching that made them feel they were superior to the rest of Christians because they understood that Apostles were not once for all. Unless their is a clear teaching in the NT (as their is concerning the 7th day adventist) your convention to steer clear of the term will be meaningless in real applications.
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It won't be meaningless if someone takes the advice. It's not a matter of black-and-white proof. It's a matter of persuading people with wisdom. Reasonable people get it. It's the fringes that never do. But it is possible to reduce the number of potential people on the fringe.