I used to think Matthias was called by man and Paul was the "real" 12th Apostle. Recently words written by the Apostle Paul himself in the little sentence called 1 Cor. 15:5 were quickened in me and changed my view. Paul states Jesus was seen of the "Twelve". This is scripture saying Jesus was seen by twelve apostles while he walked the earth in his resurrected, glorified, body....after Judas....before Paul.
This means
#1 Paul himself clearly called Matthias one of the twelve.
#2 Peter said in Acts 1 they were fulfilling the prophecy of Psalms 109 by "electing/selecting" another Apostle.
These two passages make it obvious to me Paul was not/is not the twelfth Apostle. He was an Apostle who came after the twelve.
The lesson we need to take from the issue is clear. Apostolic authority did not end when John died.
Not everyone running around today calling themselves Apostle is an Apostle. That being said, Apostles are still set in the body today just as much as Pastors, Teachers, Evangelists and Prophets.
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Tuesday, July 6, 2010
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