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Originally Posted by Igzy
Earth to Z. What's the LCM's point of believing Lee was an apostle if not to confer to him that authority?
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I agree that this is the LCM's point, but that doesn't make it scriptural.
Their error was creating a mediator between the Lord and us. That is the error. The NT does not make apostle's mediators. You are throwing out the possibility that there are any apostles because of LSM's erroneous teaching, not because of any scriptural basis.
If you deny that there are apostles anymore it makes much of the NT irrelevant. Why did Ephesus need to examine them? Why does Paul need to give us his credentials? Why does Jesus tell us "you will know them by their fruits"?
Are you denying that the Body of Christ has gifts given to it by the Lord? I doubt it. Therefore Eph 4 is relevant, those gifts were given when the Lord ascended, event though we don't see them until later in time. If you agree that the Lord has given gifts to the body, even in the modern age, then how can you parse out apostles?
If you use Galatians where Paul went up to those who were of repute, then you have to also use Galatians where he says that if anyone preaches another gospel other than the one we have received let him be anathema. That is the criteria.