Do we have apostles?

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What's Your Question? for Aug. 19, 2009

The word apostle means one sent (messenger), and is used four ways in the Bible. (1) Jesus is the apostle of God (Heb. 3:1). (2) He chose twelve men and sent them (Mt. 10:2-4). After Judas fell, Mathias met the qualifications (accompanied Jesus from His baptism and witnessed His resurrection) and became an apostle (Acts 1:21-26). Paul was the last witness of the resurrected Lord, and chosen out of due time (1 Cor. 15:8,9). He showed the signs of an apostle (2 Cor. 12:12): could give miraculous gifts (Acts 19:6), raise the dead (Acts 20:9,10), etc. (3) Some were sent by churches (2 Cor. 8:23). (4) There are false apostles (2 Cor. 11:13). Yes, we have apostles today – we have Jesus, His apostles, churches send messengers and there are many who claim to be apostles of Christ, but are false apostles.