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Bookmark or Share- What is an apostle? | GotQuestions.orgThe same Greek word usually translated “apostle” is used to refer to Titus in 2 Corinthians 8:23 and Epaphroditus in Philippians 2:25. So, there definitely seems to be room for the term apostle being used to refer to someone besides the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ. Anyone who was “sent” could be called an apostle.
- What is a timeline of Paul’s life? | GotQuestions.orgThe study of the life of the apostle Paul is both challenging and rewarding. He is called Saul, his Hebrew name, and Paul, his Roman name (Acts 13:9). We first meet him at the martyrdom of Stephen in Acts 7. Saul is “a young man” (Acts 7:58), and he “approved of putting Stephen to death” (Acts 8:1, NASB).
- Who was Paul in the Bible? | GotQuestions.orgThe apostle Paul spent his life proclaiming the risen Christ Jesus throughout the Roman world, often at great personal peril (2 Corinthians 11:24–27). It is assumed that Paul died a martyr’s death in the mid-to-late AD 60s in Rome. So, what can we learn from the life of the apostle Paul? First, we learn that God can save anyone.
- Is God restoring the offices of apostle and prophet in the church today ...During the first century of the church, there was an office of apostle and there was a spiritual gift of apostle. The office or position of apostle was held by the 12 disciples of Jesus plus Matthias, who took Judas’ place, and Paul. Those who held the office or position of apostle were chosen specifically by Christ (Mark 3:16-19).
- What are the biblical qualifications for apostleship?An apostle (“one sent on a mission”) is one whom God has sent on an errand or with a message. An apostle is accountable to his Sender and carries the authority of his Sender. An apostleship is the office an apostle holds. Jesus Christ Himself has an “apostleship.” He wears “Apostle” as one of His descriptive titles (Hebrews 3:1).
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