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Apostles

Apostle. The word ‘apostle’ means ‘sent one‘ or ‘messenger’. It can be used for any messenger, or it may refer to specific offices. Here are a few examples of its general application: Titus and other brethren; “they are deputed messengers of assemblies” (2 Cor. 8:23). Epaphroditus; “your messenger” (Phil. 2:25). Any sent one; “neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him” (John 13:16). […]

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Office

Related: Spiritual Gifts; House of God Three Spheres of Christian Activity. What God has asked the believer to do (i.e. Christian activity) can be largely divided into three spheres: office, gift, and priesthood. When all of these spheres are maintained in their proper order, the result is the God is glorified and His people […]

Matthew 10

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk The Preaching of the Kingdom: Twelve Disciples Sent to Lost Sheep Matthew 10 Matthew 10 gives us the sending forth of the heralds of the kingdom to announce that the King was present, and to demonstrate through signs that He possessed the power to bring about the long anticipated time of millennial […]

Acts 1

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk The Formation of the Church & the Apostles’ Preaching to Israel Acts 1 – 7 Acts 1 – 7. The first seven chapters of Acts are of an especially transitional character. It can be hard for us in the twenty-first century to understand the position of the believers in the first century. […]