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Originally Posted by Evangelical
If miracles are the sign of an apostle then the problem is that the bible does not record every apostle working a miracle. There are about 25 apostles mentioned in the NT:
http://bmarkanderson.com/how-many-ap...ment-12-or-25/
On the other hand, perhaps those who work miracles today are apostles - Benny Hinn etc.
This idea that apostles must work miracles is equivalent to the idea that you cannot have the Spirit unless you speak in tongues. |
No, because Paul himself said in 2 Cor 12:12 that the proof of an
Apostle was to be able to work miracles.
But he said that not all
believers speak in tongues (1 Cor 12:30).
The Church is not obligated to view a person as an apostle unless he can work miracles. That is the clear meaning of 2 Cor 12:12.
As for Hinn, there is a difference between the things he does and the things Paul was able to do. It's the difference between bending spoons and bringing someone back to life.