What to do in church meetings Protestant Tradition v. Scripture

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Nehemiah6 said:
I am still waiting for you and Marilyn (or others) to give us CONCRETE examples of apostles and prophets today. Names, dates, prophecies, and whether they are simply rehashes of what is already in the Bible, or genuine revelations.

Accusing Cessationists but failing to prove your point means that you have no evidence.
But we have our evidence, and it is the COMPLETE Word of God, with the apostles and prophets within its pages. If you cannot be satisfied with this, then you are the one with a problem. We do not need new revelations, since God has given us all that we need. And the apostle-prophet John made that abundantly clear, while Paul said that prophecies would indeed cease.
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You have twelve apostles but the scripture names two others directly.

James the Lord's brother and Paul.

The Greek uses the word 'apostolos' but not 'messenger'.

There may be more apostles than the fourteen mentioned. If you alter
messenger back into the Greek 'apostolos'.

There are authentic apostles today as there always have been.

Have you seen the prophets in the Old Testament?

1 Corinthians 4:20
For the kingdom of God is not in words, but in power.


As for miracle workers, what about Elijah?

Has the Lord ever warned you in the Spirit?

Has the Lord ever spoken to you in the Spirit?

The Holy Spirit will teach you all things?
 
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Marilyn said:
The Acts 1: 21 & 22 qualifications were ONLY for the 12 Apostles of the Lamb, (for Israel). They were to witness to Israel of the Lord and Christ. (Acts 2; 36)

The other Apostles were given when Christ ascended to the Father and are for the building up of the Body of Christ. The 5 fold ministries are of Christ`s Headship and certainly needed till we come to full maturity as a Body in Christ. (Eph. 4: 11 - 13)

There were many Apostles in the early Body of Christ -

APOSTLES GIVEN AFTER CHRIST`S ASCENSION.

Apostle Paul -
`Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God,...` (2 Cor. 1; 1)

Apostle Silvanus -
`Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy....as apostles of Christ....` (1 Thess. 1: 1 & 2: 6)

Apostle Timothy -
`Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy....as apostles of Christ....` (1 Thess. 1: 1 & 2: 6)

Apostle Andronicus -
`Greet Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen and fellow prisoners, who are of note among the apostles, who were in Christ before me.` (Rom. 16: 7)

Apostle Junia -
Greet Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen and fellow prisoners, who are of note among the apostles, who were in Christ before me.` (Rom. 16: 7)

Apostle James - (The Lord`s brother, not James the son of Zebedee, Matt. 10: 2)
`But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the Lord`s brother.` (Gal. 1: 19)

Apostle Epaphroditus - ( messenger is Gk. word `apostolos` meaning Apostle.)
`Yet I considered it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow worker and fellow soldier, but your messenger, (apostolos/apostle) ...` (Phil. 2: 25)

Apostle Titus - (He does the work of an Apostle.)
`For this reason I left you in Crete, that you should set in order the things that are lacking, and appoint elders in every city as I commanded you - ` (Titus 1:
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They don't read the Greek so how would they know?
 
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