Personally I don't see anywhere in the NT where people called themselves by their title/function. Paul never called himself Apostle Paul nor did he call Titus - "Apostle Titus".
I don't agree with people calling themselves by a title because of their function in the body of Christ : Prophet Pat, Apostle Adam and in the same token this applies to Pastor Peter or Evangelists Evan.
We are so religiously trained today to think it is different if someone calls themselves Apostle Pat and we attack them for that and yet in our hypocrisy we have no problem calling someone Pastor so-and-so.
I don't think any of us should be named a title myself but I don't attack others for doing it. If we want to be 1/2 way honest - if we attack and denigrate those that call themselves by their title - like Apostle Adam or Prophet Pat - then we should do the same for Pastor so-and so or Evangelists so-and-so.
I don't agree with people calling themselves by a title because of their function in the body of Christ : Prophet Pat, Apostle Adam and in the same token this applies to Pastor Peter or Evangelists Evan.
We are so religiously trained today to think it is different if someone calls themselves Apostle Pat and we attack them for that and yet in our hypocrisy we have no problem calling someone Pastor so-and-so.
I don't think any of us should be named a title myself but I don't attack others for doing it. If we want to be 1/2 way honest - if we attack and denigrate those that call themselves by their title - like Apostle Adam or Prophet Pat - then we should do the same for Pastor so-and so or Evangelists so-and-so.