INTRODUCTION:<\/p>\n
1. Based on a question I received online.<\/p>\n
2. Was Paul an apostle?<\/p>\n
3. Did He have the authority of Heaven in his teaching?<\/p>\n
4. Let’s consider his case.<\/p>\n
DISCUSSION:<\/p>\n
I. HE WAS CHOSEN BY CHRIST.<\/p>\n
1. The Lord explains his choosing to Ananias. Acts 9:15.<\/p>\n
2. By the Holy Spirit. Acts 13:2. Not arguing the same for Barnabas. He didn’t write half the New Testament.<\/p>\n
3. Paul’s assertion. Romans 1:1; Gal. 1:1,15-16; 1 Tim. 2:7. It’s one thing for Paul to say he’s an apostle, it’s another for God to say it.<\/p>\n
II. GOD CONFIRMS PAUL’s APOSTLESHIP.<\/p>\n
1. Did God confirm a liar?<\/p>\n
2. The purpose for the miracles. Mark 16:20; Hebrews 2:3-4.<\/p>\n
3. Paul’s testimony. 2 Corinthians 12:11-12; Romans 15:18-19.<\/p>\n
4. Luke’s record. Acts 20:7ff.<\/p>\n
III. PETER’s TESTIMONY.<\/p>\n
1. Matthew 22:29. The scriptures Jesus mentions were confirmed by mighty works & wonders through Old Testament prophets.<\/p>\n
2. 2 Peter 3:16. Peter puts Paul in the same class with those Old Testament prophets.<\/p>\n
IV. PAUL TELLS THE SOURCE OF HIS DOCTRINE.<\/p>\n
1. Luke 10:16. Rejecting Paul’s doctrine is rejecting the source. John 12:48-50.<\/p>\n
2. 1 Corinthians 14:37. His writings are the commandment of the Lord.<\/p>\n
3. 1 Thessalonians 2:13. His message is the word of God.<\/p>\n
V. PAUL AFFIRMS HIS APOSTLESHIP. 2 Corinthians 11:5<\/p>\n
CONCLUSION:<\/p>\n
1. Those who don’t like the doctrines that Paul teaches will find no comfort in the evidence we have seen.<\/p>\n
2. The verdict is in. Paul is an apostle. We must obey his commands. Luke 10:16.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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