Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.
Paul said his calling was threefold
- A preacher
- An apostle and
- A teacher
One might add to the final one, “of the Gentiles.”
No wonder just about everyone in the ministry looks to him as their model.
A preacher
One who proclaims and cries out the Word of God.
An apostle
One of the twelve who made the foundation of the church.
A teacher
One who explains the Word of God line by line.
There is no reason any Christian isn’t all these still today. The position of the apostle was a singular one. There were only twelve of them. They were men especially appointed and trained by the Lord. The word of God says that they become the foundation of the church.[1] And yet the word “apostle” means a sent one. A missionary is, in a sense, an apostle in that he is sent out to be a church planter or, at the very least, a strong supporter of a local church. A pastor is appointed by the Lord and his local church to lead, preach the Word, and carefully teach the same.
Why wouldn’t every Christian desire to support the local church God places them in, proclaim the Word of God to those they meet, and teach the Word of God to their children or in ministries they are offered at their church?
Every Christian may be all that Paul said he was still today. It’s a matter of surrender and submission.
[1] Ephesians 2:20 (KJV)
And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;
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