What is the boundary of the Local Church?

[Cal]

Originally Posted by Evangelical

If miracles are the sign of an apostle then the problem is that the bible does not record every apostle working a miracle. There are about 25 apostles mentioned in the NT:

http://bmarkanderson.com/how-many-ap...ment-12-or-25/

On the other hand, perhaps those who work miracles today are apostles - Benny Hinn etc.

This idea that apostles must work miracles is equivalent to the idea that you cannot have the Spirit unless you speak in tongues.

No, because Paul himself said in 2 Cor 12:12 that the proof of an Apostle was to be able to work miracles.

But he said that not all believers speak in tongues (1 Cor 12:30).

The Church is not obligated to view a person as an apostle unless he can work miracles. That is the clear meaning of 2 Cor 12:12.

As for Hinn, there is a difference between the things he does and the things Paul was able to do. It's the difference between bending spoons and bringing someone back to life.