Questions tagged [apostles]
Those "sent out", including Jesus' Twelve Apostles and later equivalents.
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Did any of the apostles know Jesus? [closed]
My friend is a very strong devout Atheist who claimed that none of the apostles had ever even seen Jesus Christ, did any of the apostles ever have the opportunity to see Jesus Christ and if so would ...
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Why do the successors of the Apostles do not carry the titles and dignity as apostles?
Why do the successors of the Apostles do not carry the titles and dignity as apostles?
It seems that the apostles do not have the successors known in title and/or dignity as an apostle? Why is this?
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If someone is called by God to be an apostle, what is the proper way for them to convince others that their calling is genuine?
If person X is called by God to be an apostle, what should person X do next in order to convince others that their calling is genuine? What kind of evidence should person X provide to an audience of ...
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How do non-LDS believers in the modern restoration (or continuation) of the offices of apostle and prophet rebut GotQuestions.org's objections?
I'm specifically talking about the GotQuestions.org article Is God restoring the offices of apostle and prophet in the church today?
A summary of the main arguments (in my own words) from the article ...
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Did the Early Church (ante-Nicene period) believe in the continuation or cessation of the office of Apostle?
What did the Apostolic Fathers, Ante-Nicene Fathers and the Ante-Nicene Church in general believe about the continuation of the office of Apostle? Were they cessationists or continuationists with ...
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What is an overview of Christian beliefs on the essential features and functions of an Apostle?
The following are examples of (possible) essential features and functions of an Apostle I've heard from different sources.
An authentic Apostle ...
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How do Latter-day Saints rebut Don Stewart's article "Are There Still Apostles Today?"?
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How do Latter-day Saints (who believe in modern apostles) rebut Don Stewart's article Are There Still Apostles Today? ?
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Why didn't Polycarp mention John in his Epistle?
Polycarp is said to be a student of the Apostle John. Yet he never mentions it in his epistle, nor does he quote the Gospel of John. Why is that?
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Non-Christian scholars who believe in the attributed authorship of the Gospels
Modern scholarship tends to reject the attributed authorship of the gospels. But are there non-Christian scholars who believe in the attributed authorship?
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How did the Apostles cast lots in Acts 1?
What was the manner in which the apostles cast lots to make Matthias an apostle in Acts 1?
And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he
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Are there modern apostles according to Reformed continuationists?
In Should you earnestly desire to prophesy, part of the series on The Gift of Prophecy Today, Jon Bloom gives exegetical ground from Reformed Continuationist perspective of why modern era prophetic ...
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What is the difference between an apostle and a missionary according to Pentecostal & Charismatic Christianity?
Scripturally speaking, we know that apostleship was one of the most important offices in the early Church:
28 And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then ...
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What are the signs of a true apostle according to Latter-day Saints?
Inspired by an answer to a related question, I would like to ask:
What are the signs of a true apostle according to Latter-day Saints?
Note: I'm borrowing the expression "the signs of a true ...
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Do Latter-day Saints expect miracles from their Apostles to authenticate their callings?
2 Corinthians 12:11-12 (ESV):
11 I have been a fool! You forced me to it, for I ought to have been commended by you. For I was not at all inferior to these super-apostles, even though I am nothing. ...
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What is the biblical basis for the modern continuation of the office of apostle?
What is the biblical basis for the belief held by some Christians that the office of apostle has not ceased, but has continued until this day?
Relevant passages:
28 And God has appointed in the ...
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How do believers in modern-day apostles interpret 2 Corinthians 12:11-12?
2 Corinthians 12:11-12:
11 I have been a fool! You forced me to it, for I ought to have been commended by you. For I was not at all inferior to these super-apostles, even though I am nothing. 12 The ...
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When was it claimed for the first time in Church history that the offices of apostle and prophet have ceased?
First, some context ...
Ephesians 2:19-22 (ESV):
19 So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, 20 built on the ...
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What is the biblical basis for the belief that Paul was the last to be called to be an apostle?
Many Christians believe that the office of apostleship ended in the first century with the apostle Paul, and that after Paul there have not been any more people called by God/Jesus Himself (through ...
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What is the view of Reformed Protestantism on those who were 'numbered with' the apostles but did not, as did Paul, receive Peter's approbation?
Paul, alone, receives the strong approbation of Peter and obtains Peter's clear emphasis that Paul's writings are 'scripture :
... even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given ...
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Are there any denominations that believe in contemporary apostles, and if so, how is a person called to be an apostle according to them?
Not much to add to the title. Are there any denominations that believe that God is still calling people to be apostles today? If so, how does a person know for sure that they have been or are being ...
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How does Catholic Church reconcile the time of and the manner in which Jesus' resurrection was disclosed to Apostles?
We read in Mk 16:1-8, the the Angel's instruction to the women who visited the tomb of Jesus on the day of his Resurrection, and its outcome:
When the sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, and Mary ...
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According to John 20:31, was John Writing His Gospel to Teach that Jesus was the Messiah, not God? [closed]
I am editing the question to make it more specific, since the original question was closed for being "off-topic" which I believe meant I was asking too broad a question. I am here looking ...
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Why aren't the Apostles called the Church Fathers?
If the traditional “Church Fathers' are from about 160-380 AD, why are they called the Church Fathers?
The Church was started by Jesus and ministered by the apostles from the very beginning - teaching,...
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How did the early Christians and Apostles Get into the temple? Shouldn't they have been stoned by the Jews for preaching Jesus as God?
How did the early Christians and Apostles get into the temple? Shouldn't they have been stoned by the Jews for preaching Jesus as God? Acts 2:46-47 reads:
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What were the ages of the Apostles Peter and John when Jesus was crucified?
What were the ages of the Apostles Peter and John when Jesus was crucified?
What I’ve heard is Peter was about the same age as Jesus (30-33), while John was an older teenage, approximately 18. This ...
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What's the difference between the Apostle's claims and the claims of others who started religious movements?
So I recently watched a documentary about a new age movement and felt a bit rattled by what I perceived to be some examples of peoples behaving in a way that undermines the common arguments for ...
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How did the Apostle Matthew die?
I see different sources of Apostle Matthew's death
staked or impaled to the earth by spears and then beheaded
killed by a sword wound
natural death
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Is Paul an apostle? [duplicate]
Paul had not met Jesus in person.
Jesus never preaches changes to Law. He comes to fulfill it.
Jesus has completed the Father's will on earth. Why Paul then?
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Did the Apostles “worship Jesus” in Luke 24:52?
What is the correct reading of Luke 24:52 - did they worship Jesus? Latin Vulgate does not mention this and RSV puts this in footnotes.
Luke 24:50-53 (NIV)
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What are the Christian doctrines denied by the Igreja Maná (Mana Church), if any?
In the city where I live there's a church called Mana Church.
I know they venerate (not to the level of God) the founder, Jorge Tadeu.
This gives me chills because of Luke 4:8 [KJV]
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What verses in the Bible indicate that Apostles expected Christ to come back very soon? [closed]
I heard somewhere that it is possible that the 12 Apostles, right after Christ's ascension, believed that His return would happen very soon, that is, even during their lifetime. What evidence do we ...
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Does Mary possess the episcopal dignity like that of a bishop to "lay hands" to confer the gifts of the Holy Spirit not possessed by ordinary priest? [duplicate]
In the Book of Acts the Sacraments of Confirmation of baptized Catholic were confer thru the episcopal powers of the Apostles who had received or bestowed upon the power of a Bishop.
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According to Catholicism at the Upper Room, did the Apostles follow the tradition of laying of hands and pouring of oil like the prophet Samuel?
Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brother, and the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon David from that day forward."
1 Samuel 16:13
And Samuel words saying ...
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Did Mary lay her hands on all the Apostles in the Upper Room to pour out the Holy Spirit anointing?
Pentecost is the outpouring of graces or anointing coming from the Holy Spirit and the Catholic Church teaches that all graces comes only from the hands of Mary as Mediatrix of all graces.
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Did the apostles believe that God is unique, eternal, infinite, omnipotent, immutable, "simple", spirit, and personal?
I am pretty sure the Jewish Bible (OT) gives these characteristics to God.
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1) God is unique: Is 45:18
2) God is infinite and omnipotent: Ps 135:5-6
3) God is eternal: Is 40:28
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How do proponents of Sola Scriptura address the ministry of those Apostles who authored no parts of Scripture?
My purpose is to find a defense of sola scriptura against one part of the argument put forth in this article:
https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/going-beyond
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Did the apostles teach ideas about God the Father that were contrary to the teachings of first century Judaism?
Early Christianity surely inherited theology from Judaism. In particular, at least some of God's characteristics as taught by Judaism. After all, Jesus and the apostles were Jews. Did they ever ...
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What evidence exists to support church traditions regarding the deaths of the following apostles?
The Bible tells us that King Herod had James killed by the sword (Acts 12:2) but says nothing about the death of Peter, although Jesus made reference to his martyrdom (John 21:18). Is there any ...
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How is it possible that Saint Andrew was an apostle of Jesus Christ?
Saint Andrew is listed as one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ, however on Wikipedia, it is written that Saint Andrew was born in 5 BC. How is it possible that a 5 year old child is an apostle? ...
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Did any of the Apostles travel to present day Saudi Arabia? Apostle Thomas?
Did any of the Apostles travel to present day Saudi Arabia? Apostle Thomas?
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In what order were the 12 Apostles called?
A few other people and I at my church have decided to do a detailed study on the 12 Apostles. This got me thinking about the order the apostles were called to follow Christ. We know Simon Peter and ...
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From a Protestant perspective why didn't the Apostles address the problem of deutrocanonical books?
The Apostles interacted with Hellenistic Jews (Acts 17:11) who we know historicaly held deutrocanonical books as scripture, why wouldn't St. Paul or any of the other Apostles make it clear that the ...
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Do any denominations rank the apostles?
Many Christian denominations hold the primacy of Peter as doctrine. That is, they believe that Peter was the most prominent, authoritative, influential, and/or prestigious of the twelve apostles. ...
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What is the difference between an apostle and a disciple? [duplicate]
Some people use "apostles" and "disciples" interchangeably when talking about the 12 that originally followed Jesus. Yet, I don't commonly hear the opposite, people using those two words ...
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In John 1:45–51, did Jesus prophesy that Nathanael was one of the 144,000 Jews in Revelation 7 and 14?
When Jesus tells Nathanael he will see the heavens opened and angels descending on the Son of man is He referring to simply a declaration of His deity, His baptism and other events where God confirmed ...
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Why were the apostles still going to the temple for prayer and rituals?
In the book of Acts you read how the Apostles attend the temple, offer rituals, prayers etc. So it is clear they are still obeying the Law.
How is it that they didn't understand modern day ...
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Do Christians believe the gospels were written by some of 12 apostles? [closed]
From studying historical new testament the authors claim the gospels were written 50-100 years after Jesus by people that had no eyewitness connection to Jesus or the 12 apostles (instead collected ...
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The Mark 16:15 Command as Practiced by the Apostles
Mar 16:15 And he said to them, "Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.
The Apostles were told to "Go into all the world", yet the Bible records Peter and John going to ...
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Why did Peter, James and John (all three) appear to Joseph Smith? [duplicate]
Why did Peter, James and John, (all three) appear to Joseph
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Besides Satan, was Jesus alone in the desert?
If Jesus went to desert alone for forty days and forty nights, how could the apostles write about it?
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