The role of an apostle...

[SDG]

Do these two qualify as apostles??? ... depends on your reading of the verse ...

Romans 16:7

Salute Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen, and my fellow-prisoners, who are of note among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me.

[Sister Alvear]

IN CHRIST...that tells it all....Yes they were for my opinion.

[SDG]

Originally Posted by Daniel Alicea

Do these two qualify as apostles??? ... depends on your reading of the verse ...

Romans 16:7

Salute Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen, and my fellow-prisoners, who are of note among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me.

Originally Posted by Sister Alvear

IN CHRIST...that tells it all....Yes they were for my opinion.

This would simply mean that they were converts prior to Paul ... also some interpret this verse to mean that they were of repute to the apostles ... not apostles, themselves.

Then there are others who read it ... as Junia and Andronicus being among the apostles ... or a part of them ...

Of course, there is a debate as to whether or not Junia was a woman.

[Barb]

Originally Posted by Daniel Alicea

Do these two qualify as apostles??? ... depends on your reading of the verse ...

Romans 16:7

Salute Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen, and my fellow-prisoners, who are of note among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me.

The references I have read state that they were...

[Praxeas]

Both Paul and Barnabas called Apostles
Act 14:14 But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard about it, they tore their clothes and rushed out into the crowd, shouting,

[Barb]

Originally Posted by Sister Alvear

Guess I am just different I still believe in the five fold ministry...but whatever people are called WHAT they DO speaks louder and tells us what they really are!

Amen to this post, Mother...!!