Carl Westerlund :: Romans 1:1b (1) - Apostleship

Romans in Outline No. 2

1.1  MEANING

ἀπόστολος apostolo$ from the verb

ἀπό apo (away from) + στέλλω stellw (send)

1.2  CLASSIFICATIONS OF APOSTLES

2.1  Christ THE Apostle - Hebrews 3:1

3.1  GOD'S REPRESENTATIVE / MAN'S REPRESENTATIVE

"apostle/high priest"

3.2  THE LOGOS - John 1:1

3.3  THE APOSTLE OF THE NEW COVENANT

2.2  The Twelve - John 20:21

3.1  THREE REQUIREMENTS: - Acts 1:21-22

4.1  Had to have followed Jesus from the baptism of John to the resurrection

4.2  Must have a witness of the resurrected Christ

4.3  He had to be chosen by God

3.2  MATHIAS ACCEPTED AS AN APOSTLE

(Acts 1:26  "…he was numbered among the apostles.").

3.3  FUNCTIONS:

4.1  To establish the foundation of the church - Ephesians 2:20

4.2  Making known the mysteries of the church - Ephesians 3:2-7

4.3  Set the norms of doctrine and fellowship - Acts 2:42

4.4  To present the real Jesus - 1 John 1:1-3

2.3  Paul the apostle to the Gentiles - Romans 11:13; 1 Timothy 2:7

3.1  DID NOT MEET ALL REQUIREMENTS:

4.1  Had to have followed Jesus from the baptism of John to the resurrection.

(Paul did not meet this one) - Acts 1:21-22; cf. Acts 10:39; Acts 13:31

4.2  Must have a witness of the resurrected Christ (Yes) - Acts 9:1-8

(A Christophany?)

4.3  He had to be chosen by God (Yes)

5:1  To Ananias - Acts 9:15

5.2  Before the multitude in Jerusalem - Acts 22:14

5.3  To Agrippa - Acts 26:19

5.4  To the Galatians - Galatians 1:1

2.4  Missionary Apostles

3.1  THERE ARE OTHERS

- 1 Corinthians 15:5  "the twelve"

- 1 Corinthians 15:7   "all the apostles"

"Missio" from Latin "mittere" to send from which we get our word "missionary"

2.5  All believers

Romans 1:5  "…we [all] have received grace and apostleship…"

2 Corinthians 5:20  "…we are ambassadors for Christ…"

1.3  APOSTOLIC AUTHORITY

2.1  Great authority in matters of discipline

Ananias and Sapphira - Acts 5:1-11 (Peter)

Man with his father's wife - 1 Corinthians 5:1-7 (Paul)

Restoring the disciplined brother - 2 Corinthians 2:1-10 (Paul)

Pronouncing forgiveness - John 20:23

Binding and loosing - Matthew 16:19

Establishing church discipline - Matthew 18:15-22

2.2  Authority in other problems facing the churches -

2 Corinthians 13:2; 13:10; 1 Thessalonians 4:2; 2 Thessalonians 3:4; 3:6

2.3  Authority in Romans

3.1  AUTHORITY IN THE EPISTLES - 1 Corinthians 1:1; 2 Corinthians 1:2; Galatians 1:1; Ephesians 1:1; Colossians 1:1; 1 Timothy 1:1; Titus 1:1

3.2  AUTHORITY IN ROMANS - THIS IS A MESSAGE FROM GOD CARRIED BY GOD'S MESSENGER.