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During Jesus’ ministry, great crowds of people gathered around him to listen to his teaching. Some of those in the crowds committed themselves to him and became his disciples. Then, out of those disciples, he appointed twelve apostles. Luke recounts that moment like this:
“Now it was at this time that He went off to the mountain to pray, and He spent the whole night in prayer with God. And when day came, He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also named as apostles.” (Luke 6:12-13, NASB)
First, we should observe how serious and significant this moment must have been since Jesus prepared for it by spending the entire night in prayer.
Notice also that there is a difference between being a disciple and an apostle. The words are not synonymous or interchangeable. Jesus called all his disciples to himself and chose twelve men out from that larger group to have the specific role as apostles.
What’s an apostle? The word referred to someone sent as an official representative bearing the authority of the one who sent them. So the twelve apostles are official ambassadors of King Jesus who are sent out by Him with his authority. To fulfill this role, the apostles had to be eyewitnesses to Jesus, especially his resurrection (Acts 1:21-22; 1 Corinthians 9:1).
So all the apostles were disciples, but most disciples were not apostles. Only the twelve plus Paul occupied that unique and important position. The uniqueness of their role is seen when they are described as the foundation of the church (Ephesians 2:20). The apostles being authorized spokesmen for King Jesus, the church is built on their teaching and ministry.
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This is an audio version of a written Article from RENEW.org
During Jesus’ ministry, great crowds of people gathered around him to listen to his teaching. Some of those in the crowds committed themselves to him and became his disciples. Then, out of those disciples, he appointed twelve apostles. Luke recounts that moment like this:
“Now it was at this time that He went off to the mountain to pray, and He spent the whole night in prayer with God. And when day came, He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also named as apostles.” (Luke 6:12-13, NASB)
First, we should observe how serious and significant this moment must have been since Jesus prepared for it by spending the entire night in prayer.
Notice also that there is a difference between being a disciple and an apostle. The words are not synonymous or interchangeable. Jesus called all his disciples to himself and chose twelve men out from that larger group to have the specific role as apostles.
What’s an apostle? The word referred to someone sent as an official representative bearing the authority of the one who sent them. So the twelve apostles are official ambassadors of King Jesus who are sent out by Him with his authority. To fulfill this role, the apostles had to be eyewitnesses to Jesus, especially his resurrection (Acts 1:21-22; 1 Corinthians 9:1).
So all the apostles were disciples, but most disciples were not apostles. Only the twelve plus Paul occupied that unique and important position. The uniqueness of their role is seen when they are described as the foundation of the church (Ephesians 2:20). The apostles being authorized spokesmen for King Jesus, the church is built on their teaching and ministry.
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