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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"
3.2 BARNABUS | Acts 14:14; 11:22f; 13:1-4 | Antioch | Asia Minor |
3.3 TIMOTHY w/ SILAS | 1 Thessalonians 2:6 | Lystra/Iconium | Macedonia/Greece, Berea, Philippi, Athens, Corinth, Thessalonica |
3.4 EPAPHRODITUS | Philippians 2:25 | Philippi | Rome |
3.5 APOLLOS | 1 Corinthians 4:6; 4:9 | Alexandria, Ephesus | Corinth |
3.6 JAMES | Galatians 1:19 | New Faith | Judaism |
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.
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