Apostles

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Originally Posted by aron

We will see in "that day" who has titles and who has functions. That is why I am not really interested in titles. Only the ones that pass the Bema are real.

Originally Posted by aron

Exactly. Unless you think your particular gift is to wrangle with others over titles, who cares, really? Just function as best you can in your circumstances.

You are making many good points, but the Bible does address the matter of titles in many occasions. Paul said he was an apostle on many occasions, and then he appointed elders in all the churches.

aron, if your points were valid, not to say I don't like them, then why didn't the Bible end just with the gospels? We would be left with "love God and love your neighbor," and we would be delivered from this age-old discussion about who is an apostle. Wouldn't it be so good if we were all just brothers and sisters, just like in the gospels?