THE MARKS OF AN APOSTLE!
(2 Corinthians 11:23-28)
Scars are their stars!
(How many of us today would want to be recognized as an Apostle if the requirements are what we read in these verses)?
2 Corinthians 11: 23-28
23) Are they servants of Christ? I know I sound like a madman, but I have served him far more! I have worked harder, been put in prison more often, been whipped times without number, and faced death again and again.
24) Five different times the Jewish leaders gave me thirty-nine lashes.
25) Three times I was beaten with rods. Once I was stoned. Three times I was shipwrecked. Once I spent a whole night and a day adrift at sea.
26) I have traveled on many long journeys. I have faced danger from rivers and from robbers. I have faced danger from my own people, the Jews, as well as from the Gentiles. I have faced danger in the cities, in the deserts, and on the seas. And I have faced danger from men who claim to be believers but are not.
27) I have worked hard and long, enduring many sleepless nights. I have been hungry and thirsty and have often gone without food. I have shivered in the cold, without enough clothing to keep me warm.
28) Then, besides all this, I have the daily burden of my concern for all the churches.
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If you are called to be a soccer player in a renowned team, before you pick up the number 9 shirt, it is noble to know a bit of the history of those who wore it and the trophies they won for their team or nation.
Why should anyone arrogate to themselves the appellation of an Apostle without studying the life and ministry of the Apostles, especially the Apostle Paul and other renowned contemporary Apostolic leaders?
Today, some purported Apostles are an embarrassment. They are mostly self-appointed and act as church "rascals" in their modus operandi (Reckless, egoistic, arrogant, unrepentant, and sadly promiscuous).
We must return to true Apostolic foundations and recover the character of the Apostolic office. Our generation needs help!
Visionary.
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