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To: Philo-Junius
Does the Church have Apostles in the present day?

No.

Apostles are no longer required to spread the word of God. According to the Great Commission, we who believe on His name are to make disciples of all the world.

Christ has risen. The sacrifice is complete.

Therefore there is no further need for the signs and miracles of the Apostles. Christ risen from the cross is the only sign any man needs to confirm the truth found in Scripture.

1,118 posted on 05/11/2008 10:43:10 AM PDT by Dr. Eckleburg ("I don't think they want my respect; I think they want my submission." - Flemming Rose)
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To: Dr. Eckleburg

Everything you say was true when St. Paul was writing. Why did St. Paul call himself an apostle, then, if none were needed after the Resurrection and descent of the Holy Ghost?


1,120 posted on 05/11/2008 10:49:02 AM PDT by Philo-Junius (One precedent creates another. They soon accumulate and constitute law.)
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To: Dr. Eckleburg

*** According to the Great Commission, we who believe on His name are to make disciples of all the world.***

According to Reformed belief, it actually only extends to the selected elected elite. Perhaps a review of the WCF might be in order.


1,134 posted on 05/12/2008 4:41:49 PM PDT by MarkBsnr ( I would not believe in the Gospel if the authority of the Catholic Church did not move me to do so.)
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