Apostles

[aron]

Originally Posted by awareness

We can't be today like they were back 2000 years ago.
....Try as we may, to put today's world in the same tapestry as back 2000 years ago, it is impossible. Not going to happen.

This is true. "And they held all things in common" in Acts 2:44. Not going to happen today.

Lot of things that were going on in Jerusalem and Judea and Asia Minor in AD 30 - 90 not going to fly today.

But: "Love one another" is still good. "Forgive us Father as we forgive others who offend us" is still good. And so forth.

RayLiotta: Paul we give a pass to because of the weight of history. But if anyone else comes along and says, "Am I not also an apostle?" (1 Cor. 9:1) they are going to have to overcome the lack of 2,000 years of God's affirmation of such.

That includes Hudson Taylor, Martin Luther, Moody, Wesley, Graham, and anyone else you want to name.