- Christ pre-eminently called "The Apostle" Heb 3:1
- Ordained by Christ Mr 3:14; Joh 15:16
- Received their title from Christ Lu 6:13
- CALLED BY
- God 1Co 1:1; 12:28; Ga 1:1,15,16
- Christ Mt 10:1; Mr 3:13; Ac 20:24; Ro 1:5
- The Holy Spirit Ac 20:24; Ro 1:5
- Were unlearned men Ac 4:13
- Selected from obscure stations Mt 4:18
- Sent first to the house of Israel Mt 10:5,6; Lu 24:47; Ac 13:46
- Sent to preach the gospel to all nations Mt 28:19,20; Mr 16:15; 2Ti 1:11
- Christ always present with Mt 28:20
- Warned against a timid profession of Christ Mt 10:27-33
- The Holy Spirit given to Joh 20:22; Ac 2:1-4; 9:17
- Guided by the Spirit into all truth Joh 14:26; 15:26; 16:13
- Instructed by the Spirit to answer adversaries Mt 10:19,20; Lu 12:11,12
- Specially devoted to the office of the ministry Ac 6:4; 20:27
- Humility urged upon Mt 20:26,27; Mr 9:33-37; Lu 22:24-30
- Self-denial urged upon Mt 10:37-39
- Mutual love urged upon Joh 15:17
- Equal authority given to each of Mt 16:19; 18:18; 2Co 11:5
- Were not of the world Joh 15:19; 17:16
- Were hated by the world Mt 10:22; 24:9; Joh 15:18
- Persecutions and sufferings of Mt 10:16,18; Lu 21:16; Joh 15:20; 16:2
- Saw Christ in the flesh Lu 1:2; Ac 1:22; 1Co 9:1; 1Jo 1:1
- Witnesses of the resurrection and ascension of Christ Lu 24:33-41,51; Ac 1:2-9; 10:40,41; 1Co 15:8
- Empowered to work miracles Mt 10:1,8; Mr 16:20; Lu 9:1; Ac 2:43
The New Topical Text Book
Apostles, the
The New Topical Text Book, R. A. Torrey (1897). Public domain, from the CrossWire SWORD module.