Apostles in The Church: Yesterday and Today

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Originally Posted by Igzy

Now, tell me again why you are right about apostles and 99% of the Church is wrong...

John Gill — agrees with Igzy

Ellicott — agrees with Igzy

Benson — agrees with Igzy

Matthew Henry — ducks the issue, probably disagrees with Igzy as he emphasized the fact that each member is growing and maturing in grace. Also he defines apostles as “messengers, sent forth to proclaim His kingdom." The impression I get is he sides with the idea that every believer has the capacity to experience these gifts in some measure but is afraid to say that there are still apostles.

Matthew Poole — responds to the claim that the Apostle’s were appointed by Jesus Christ in Mathew 10:1, which is the go to argument for Gill and others. He says Ephesians 4 — refers to Christ giving apostles after his resurrection and ascension, therefore it cannot refer to those he appointed prior to that.

Meyer appears to give merit to both arguments. Kind of siding with the foundational apostles theory posited by Ohio.