What is an overview of Christian beliefs on the essential features and functions of an Apostle?
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Apostle does not have to be called supernaturally (Luke 6:13)
- Does not have to be eye witness of resurrected Savior, Judas Iscariot for example did not
- Yes, though this requirement is unclear
- Mostly true (according to my understanding of church planting-LDS does not use this terminology) (Eph 4:5)
- Mostly true, see below about essential functions
- Yes
- Sort of true, LDS church believe the word of the apostles to be the word of God but have not canonized all teachings of all apostles; (plenty of NT apostles who don't have writings) (D&C 1:38)
Essential apostle functions:
The calling of an Apostle is to be a special witness of the name of Jesus Christ in all the world, particularly of His divinity and of His bodily resurrection from the dead (Acts 1:22; D&C 107:23). Twelve men with this high calling constitute an administrative council in the work of the ministry.
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For the vast majority of Christians the term "Apostle" primarily refers to Jesus' chosen 12, their immediate successors, and some others explicitly called Apostles in scripture.
However the term "apostle" simply means one sent by God to preach his truth, and in that sense every Christian can be truthfully called an apostle.
The vast majority of Christian churches do not use the term "Apostle" as a title for a church position.
Some smaller Protestant churches do use the term "Apostle" to describe those with either specific positions in the church or specific ministries. Frequently this refers to either:
- The highest level of church leadership
- Those with a specific church planting ministry, or missionary outreach.
Obviously items 1, 2 and 7 cannot apply to modern-day Apostles (unless the church has a open canon, although in practice that rarely applies).
Item 3 applies only to Pentecostal churches (in the widest sense) where most church leaders are expected to exhibit the Gifts of the Spirit. "Mighty deeds" is unlikely to be a qualification for modern day Apostles.
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