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Don Johnson

Don Johnson

2008-05-29

ESV 2Co 11:4

For if someone comes and proclaims another Jesus than the one we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit from the one you received, or if you accept a different gospel from the one you accepted, you put up with it readily enough.

2Co 11:5

Indeed, I consider that I am not in the least inferior to these super-apostles.

If you look at the context, apparently some were claiming to be “super-apostles” but were not proclaiming the true faith.  This carries on to 1 Cor 12, again the apparently self-proclaimed super-apostles are false teachers.
There are some missionaries today that claim to have participated in signs and wonders.  I believe all spiritual gifts are active today.
FWIIW, I agree with all the claims that Paul makes and you quote, just that I do not see him claiming to be one of the 12.

The concern I have is that all 11 acted in concert in picking Matthias, I do not see it as possible for all 11 acting in concert to make such a mistake.  If that was possible, then how do we know ANYTHING is true?

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