Apostles

[Ohio]

Originally Posted by Igzy

My point was that if you ask for a record of signs and wonders that eliminates the bulk of the field right off the bat. There is other criteria as well that can be applied to the remainder.

I really don't understand what belief you are actually advocating. Are you saying we should leave the door open for some apostle with the authority of Peter or Paul's stature to come along, just in case he does? Or are you just saying it should be okay to call someone an apostle today? Or are you saying anyone with an apostolic-like gift should call himself an apostle and we should too, and we're not being biblical if we don't? What exactly would you like people to believe?

I am looking for answers myself. It sounds easy to "ask for a record of signs and wonders," but these are not the kinds of things the true apostles boast in. These wonders are marks upon their life and work. I do believe that, in today's environment, if a brother really is an apostle, with accompanying signs, he would do his best to keep it quiet. The Lord attempted to do this.

When I am with brothers of the pentecostal persuasion, I would like to prepare myself to address these topics, should the need arise. A month ago, things were said, and I was not able to speak up and address some of these issues. You seem to be one who has never confronted this type of controversy, so you are able to maintain neat little packaged doctrines in your portfolio. I have found the greater body of Christ to be pretty complicated, and venturing out into uncharted waters brings a whole host of surprises and challenges to what I thought I understood so clearly.