THE ACTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

[jeremiah1five]

Then explain the passage below:

John 20:19 Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.

20 And when he had so said, he shewed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord.

21 Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.

22 And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:

This breathing was not the giving of the Holy Spirit but a symbolic act the same as God breathed on Adam and placed the Elect of God in his loins.

My authority on this breathing:

7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you. Jn 16:7.

 

[ReverendRV]

We will never know on this side of eternity but I doubt its him for the simple reason he desired to follow Jesus but the personal cost was to much for him at the time and I'm sure he knew the disciples as well. I don't think from his encounter with Jesus he would kill his followers. That is just my personal opinion.

I agree...

 

[Wordsmith]

John 7:39 (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)

When was Jesus glorified?

John 20:17 Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.

John 20:27 Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.

Is there a contradiction here or was there something that had happened between verse 17 & 27 ?

Mary saw Jesus earlier in the day and could not touch Him Jesus later that day appeared to the disciples minus Thomas and then eight days later Jesus appeared to the disciples including Thomas.

It should be obvious that Jesus had already ascended to the Father somewhere in that 8 day period or we would have a contradiction.

This is what I believe was different with the Thomas appearance.

Hebrews 9:22 And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.

23 It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.

24 For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:

It is my belief Jesus literally ascended to heaven during the 8 day period to offer His blood in the Holy place not made with hands. He had been resurrected to immortality, He shed His blood for us, offered it in the Holy place not made with hands in heaven, returned and appeared to the disciples again. What more needed to be done to complete His glorification?
Luke 24:39 Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.
Jesus was no longer the flesh and blood human Son of God but now was the Glorified eternal risen Christ.

Now for the part some of us disagree on. I believe the disciples where born again in John 20 not Acts 2.

John 20:20 And when he had so said, he shewed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord.

21 Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.

22 And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:

23 Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.

24 But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.

25 The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.

26 And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you.

27 Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.

28 And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.

29 Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.
What does the NT teach is the requirement for salvation?

Roman 10:9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

Thomas met this qualification in verse 28 thus He was born again.
I am not alone in this belief.


Luke 24:49 And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.

Look up the word Power in the verse above in the Greek Strongs word 1411

I get it , everyone does not believe in the Baptism of the Holy Spirit as taught by those of the Pentecostal persuasion, but that is what I believe and where I am coming from in this post. I'm 68 years old and have seen and experienced way too much in my life to believe anything different. So go ahead and tell me how wrong I am but I have seen all of those arguments before and I am staying right where I am unless someone has got some insight from scripture that can convince me differently.

 

[Alive]

John 7:39 (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)

When was Jesus glorified?

John 20:17 Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.

John 20:27 Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.

Is there a contradiction here or was there something that had happened between verse 17 & 27 ?

Mary saw Jesus earlier in the day and could not touch Him Jesus later that day appeared to the disciples minus Thomas and then eight days later Jesus appeared to the disciples including Thomas.

It should be obvious that Jesus had already ascended to the Father somewhere in that 8 day period or we would have a contradiction.

This is what I believe was different with the Thomas appearance.

Hebrews 9:22 And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.

23 It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.

24 For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:

It is my belief Jesus literally ascended to heaven during the 8 day period to offer His blood in the Holy place not made with hands. He had been resurrected to immortality, He shed His blood for us, offered it in the Holy place not made with hands in heaven, returned and appeared to the disciples again. What more needed to be done to complete His glorification?
Luke 24:39 Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.
Jesus was no longer the flesh and blood human Son of God but now was the Glorified eternal risen Christ.

Now for the part some of us disagree on. I believe the disciples where born again in John 20 not Acts 2.

John 20:20 And when he had so said, he shewed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord.

21 Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.

22 And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:

23 Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.

24 But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.

25 The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.

26 And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you.

27 Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.

28 And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.

29 Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.
What does the NT teach is the requirement for salvation?

Roman 10:9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

Thomas met this qualification in verse 28 thus He was born again.
I am not alone in this belief.


Luke 24:49 And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.

Look up the word Power in the verse above in the Greek Strongs word 1411

I get it , everyone does not believe in the Baptism of the Holy Spirit as taught by those of the Pentecostal persuasion, but that is what I believe and where I am coming from in this post. I'm 68 years old and have seen and experienced way too much in my life to believe anything different. So go ahead and tell me how wrong I am but I have seen all of those arguments before and I am staying right where I am unless someone has got some insight from scripture that can convince me differently.

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[Marilyn C]

I will give you the qualifications for an Apostle in the primary sense as in the office that Christ appointed them, and Paul declares he was the last one who saw Jesus Resurrected. Timothy and the others mentioned never were EYEWITNESSES of His Resurrection nor APPOINTED by Jesus PERSONALLY.

Ephesians 2:19-20
So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and are of God’s household, having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus Himself being the corner stone,

Acts 1:21-22
Therefore it is necessary to choose one of the men who have been with us the whole time the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, 22 beginning from John's baptism to the time when Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these must become a witness with us of his resurrection."

1 Corinthians 9:1-2
Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not the result of my work in the Lord? 2 Even though I may not be an apostle to others, surely I am to you! For you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.

1 Corinthians 15:8-9
8 and last of all he appeared to me also, as to one abnormally born.
9 For I am the least of the apostles and do not even deserve to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God

LAST of all He appeared to me ( Paul ). That means NO ONE AFTER PAUL.

Acts 9:15
But the Lord said to Ananias, “Go! This man is my chosen instrument to proclaim my name to the Gentiles and their kings and to the people of Israel.

Revelation 21:14
The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

There are 12 Apostles- not 13, 14,15, 20, 50, 100 etc.......... There are 12 period. The 12 Apostles are the foundation Rev 21:14 cf Eph 2:20

The Apostles also performed miracles, signs and wonders as confirmation they were sent by God/Christ. Acts 2:43 cf 2 Corinthians 2:12.

hope this helps !!!

Yes, the 12 had to have walked with the Lord and be witnesses his resurrection. Their purpose is to rule the 12 tribes of Israel in the future.

The ascended Lord gave of Himself as apostle, prophet, etc to His Body to equip and edify it till it is matured in the faith by the Holy Spirit. An that has not finished yet.

 

[jeremiah1five]

Yes, the 12 had to have walked with the Lord and be witnesses his resurrection. Their purpose is to rule the 12 tribes of Israel in the future.

The ascended Lord gave of Himself as apostle, prophet, etc to His Body to equip and edify it till it is matured in the faith by the Holy Spirit. An that has not finished yet.

Many sell short the Lord when they deny His Life in His people through the spiritual gifts and the Gift Ministries.
On the Church level He is Author of our faith. These gifts and ministries are necessary to the growth of His body of believers.

11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; 12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: 13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: Eph 4:11–13.

When He returns He will be the Finisher of our faith.

 

[Manfred]

Ephesians 2:19-20
So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and are of God’s household, having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus Himself being the corner stone,

I have a question for you.

Paul wrote the above verses. Why does he himself then call others who were (possibly) not witnesses of the resurrection Apostles. Like Timothy and Silvanus.

I humbly propose that your strict requirements of Apostleship applied to the 12 (Judas not included) and as pointed out by @Wordsmith "...that is not the role of Apostles and Prophets in this church age we are now in. There is no scripture to remove those two offices from the church."

 

[civic]

I have a question for you.

Paul wrote the above verses. Why does he himself then call others who were (possibly) not witnesses of the resurrection Apostles. Like Timothy and Silvanus.

I humbly propose that your strict requirements of Apostleship applied to the 12 (Judas not included) and as pointed out by @Wordsmith "...that is not the role of Apostles and Prophets in this church age we are now in. There is no scripture to remove those two offices from the church."

Because Paul makes it crystal clear that An Apostles in the primary sense as in the Foundation of the church must have following qualifications. Its why scripture in many places identify the Apostles as the 12 who were the foundation of the church.

1- personally chosen by Christ
2- an eyewitness of His Resurrection
3- and sent by Christ Himself

Those you mentioned are not qualified. Paul says and last of all ( of the Apostles ) He ( Jesus ) appeared to me.

Ephesians 2:19-20
So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and are of God’s household, having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus Himself being the corner stone,

Acts 1:21-22
Therefore it is necessary to choose one of the men who have been with us the whole time the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, 22 beginning from John's baptism to the time when Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these must become a witness with us of his resurrection."

1 Corinthians 9:1-2
Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not the result of my work in the Lord? 2 Even though I may not be an apostle to others, surely I am to you! For you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.

1 Corinthians 15:8-9
8 and last of all he appeared to me also, as to one abnormally born.
9 For I am the least of the apostles and do not even deserve to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God

Acts 9:15
But the Lord said to Ananias, “Go! This man is my chosen instrument to proclaim my name to the Gentiles and their kings and to the people of Israel.

Revelation 21:14
The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

The Apostles also performed miracles, signs and wonders as confirmation they were sent by God/Christ. Acts 2:43 cf 2 Corinthians 2:12

 

[jeremiah1five]

Because Paul makes it crystal clear that An Apostles in the primary sense as in the Foundation of the church must have following qualifications. Its why scripture in many places identify the Apostles as the 12 who were the foundation of the church.

1- personally chosen by Christ
2- an eyewitness of His Resurrection
3- and sent by Christ Himself

Those you mentioned are not qualified. Paul says and last of all ( of the Apostles ) He ( Jesus ) appeared to me.

Ephesians 2:19-20
So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and are of God’s household, having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus Himself being the corner stone,

Acts 1:21-22
Therefore it is necessary to choose one of the men who have been with us the whole time the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, 22 beginning from John's baptism to the time when Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these must become a witness with us of his resurrection."

1 Corinthians 9:1-2
Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not the result of my work in the Lord? 2 Even though I may not be an apostle to others, surely I am to you! For you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.

1 Corinthians 15:8-9
8 and last of all he appeared to me also, as to one abnormally born.
9 For I am the least of the apostles and do not even deserve to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God

Acts 9:15
But the Lord said to Ananias, “Go! This man is my chosen instrument to proclaim my name to the Gentiles and their kings and to the people of Israel.

Revelation 21:14
The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

The Apostles also performed miracles, signs and wonders as confirmation they were sent by God/Christ. Acts 2:43 cf 2 Corinthians 2:12

Civic, to take your reasoning then every church founded since the founding of the Jerusalem church even today is a false church fellowship because there are no longer any apostles and prophets, am I right?

And I ask why Peter while in the flesh and not inspired by the Holy Spirit in Acts 1:15-26 lays a foundation of a physical or natural qualification of merely seeing Jesus in order to qualify for a spiritual office?

And the twelve apostles of THE LAMB dates these apostles whose names are on the foundation of the wall as the twelve apostles when Jesus was on the planet. This includes Judas Iscariot. Judas' name is on the foundation of the wall of New Jerusalem. What a place of honor!
Jesus NAMED HIM APOSTLE in Luke 6:12-13 and there are no true apostles in hell, right? I mean, if chosen and called of Christ and the King names one an apostle and the gifts and calling of God are without repentance then Judas is with Christ, right? Election and perseverance of the saint is a Doctrine of Grace, right?
Right!

 

[jeremiah1five]

Because Paul makes it crystal clear that An Apostles in the primary sense as in the Foundation of the church must have following qualifications. Its why scripture in many places identify the Apostles as the 12 who were the foundation of the church.

1- personally chosen by Christ
2- an eyewitness of His Resurrection
3- and sent by Christ Himself

One more thing, my friend...

Are there churches today that believe and practice ALL the gifts of the Holy Spirit in existence?
Second, if one has the inner witness to serve the Lord and in service prophecy comes forth of the Holy Spirit that declares one servant to be sent (apostle-ized, for that is what the word means) to do something for the Lord, even found a branch-church is that a false church and not a plant of God? Every church not planted by God shall be rooted up, right?
And all these churches that have been founded by some on wouldn't they by virtue of the evidence of their ministry in leading persons to Christ or growing those already in Christ be false churches because they were not eyewitnesses of the resurrected Christ and had not been with Him from baptism to ascension?

What if I were to tell you I was personally chosen by Christ?
What if I were to tell you I was sent by Christ.
What if my hearing the voice of God in my spirit of His calling me and sending me, is the voice enough witness that Christ is alive and in this I am witness of a resurrected Christ? Or is my testimony hearsay?

 

[civic]

Civic, to take your reasoning then every church founded since the founding of the Jerusalem church even today is a false church fellowship because there are no longer any apostles and prophets, am I right?

And I ask why Peter while in the flesh and not inspired by the Holy Spirit in Acts 1:15-26 lays a foundation of a physical or natural qualification of merely seeing Jesus in order to qualify for a spiritual office?

And the twelve apostles of THE LAMB dates these apostles whose names are on the foundation of the wall as the twelve apostles when Jesus was on the planet. This includes Judas Iscariot. Judas' name is on the foundation of the wall of New Jerusalem. What a place of honor!
Jesus NAMED HIM APOSTLE in Luke 6:12-13 and there are no true apostles in hell, right? I mean, if chosen and called of Christ and the King names one an apostle and the gifts and calling of God are without repentance then Judas is with Christ, right? Election and perseverance of the saint is a Doctrine of Grace, right?
Right!

There is a difference between the 12 disciples and the 12 Apostles. Judas was replaced remember .

Are you trying to claim judas was saved ?
And that he will be in heaven with Christ ?

 

[jeremiah1five]

There is a difference between the 12 disciples and the 12 Apostles.

So no one is “sent” since John’s death in ca. 100AD?
Every church founded since John is disqualified as a true church?

 

[civic]

So no one is “sent” since John’s death in ca. 100AD?
Every church founded since John is disqualified as a true church?

No one is an Apostle in the primary sense like the 12. Everyone is in the secondary sense if they are born again believers .

 

[Manfred]

Because Paul makes it crystal clear that An Apostles in the primary sense as in the Foundation of the church must have following qualifications. Its why scripture in many places identify the Apostles as the 12 who were the foundation of the church.

1- personally chosen by Christ
2- an eyewitness of His Resurrection
3- and sent by Christ Himself

Those you mentioned are not qualified.

Yet.... Paul calls them (Silvanus and Timothy) apostles, violating his own principals as per your argument.

You say those I mentioned are not qualified, and I can agree that they are not qualified to meet the criteria you have postulated.
Yet... Paul calls them apostles, therefore is this apostleship Paul refers to when speaking about Silvanus and Timothy not a different office.

Your argument puts Paul at loggerheads with himself. I think you need to reconsider the roles as was pointed out by others.
Is there not a secondary sense in which the title Apostle is used in scripture.

Act 14:14 But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of it, they tore their garments and rushed out into the crowd, crying out,
1Th 2:5 For we never came with words of flattery, as you know, nor with a pretext for greed—God is witness.
1Th 2:6 Nor did we seek glory from people, whether from you or from others, though we could have made demands as apostles of Christ.

 

[civic]

Yet.... Paul calls them (Silvanus and Timothy) apostles, violating his own principals as per your argument.

You say those I mentioned are not qualified, and I can agree that they are not qualified to meet the criteria you have postulated.
Yet... Paul calls them apostles, therefore is this apostleship Paul refers to when speaking about Silvanus and Timothy not a different office.

Your argument puts Paul at loggerheads with himself. I think you need to reconsider the roles as was pointed out by others.
Is there not a secondary sense in which the title Apostle is used in scripture.

Act 14:14 But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of it, they tore their garments and rushed out into the crowd, crying out,
1Th 2:5 For we never came with words of flattery, as you know, nor with a pretext for greed—God is witness.
1Th 2:6 Nor did we seek glory from people, whether from you or from others, though we could have made demands as apostles of Christ.

No contradiction at all if you understand the primary and secondary meaning of an apostle. Look it up in any lexicon and you will see the biblical distinction I’m talking about in this thread . Paul is saying they are sent messengers of the gospel . You are I are as well . There are only 12 Apostles who are the foundation stones, the ones upon whom the church is built upon .

 

[jeremiah1five]

No one is an Apostle in the primary sense like the 12. Everyone is in the secondary sense if they are born again believers .

The primary sense of apostle is being “sent.”
Isn’t that the meaning of the word?
That means anyone “sent” is a false ministry from John to today. Every person sent by Christ to branch from a mother church or on their own is a false church or ministry?

 

[civic]

The primary sense of apostle is being “sent.”
Isn’t that the meaning of the word?
That means anyone “sent” is a false ministry from John to today. Every person sent by Christ to branch from a mother church or on their own is a false church or ministry?

Read my previous post . And look it up in a lexicon or do I need to post that as well ?

Will you believe the lexicons or will I be waisting my time

 

[jeremiah1five]

Read my previous post . And look it up in a lexicon or do I need to post that as well ?

Will you believe the lexicons or will I be waisting my time

In #53 you said:
“No one is an Apostle in the primary sense like the 12. Everyone is in the secondary sense if they are born again believers .”

I’m following your comment not a lexicon.

I said: “
The primary sense of apostle is being “sent.”
Isn’t that the meaning of the word?
That means anyone “sent” is a false ministry from John to today. Every person sent by Christ to branch from a mother church or on their own is a false church or ministry?”

Adding… everyone sent which is what the word “apostle “ means is a false sending of Christ if truly “sent” by Him?

 

[civic]

In #53 you said:
“No one is an Apostle in the primary sense like the 12. Everyone is in the secondary sense if they are born again believers .”

I’m following your comment not a lexicon.

I said: “
The primary sense of apostle is being “sent.”
Isn’t that the meaning of the word?
That means anyone “sent” is a false ministry from John to today. Every person sent by Christ to branch from a mother church or on their own is a false church or ministry?”

Adding… everyone sent which is what the word “apostle “ means is a false sending of Christ if truly “sent” by Him?

Thayers

Specially applied to the twelve disciples whom Christ selected, out of the multitude of his adherents, to be his constant companions and the heralds to proclaim to men the kingdom of God: Matthew 10:1-4; Luke 6:13; Acts 1:26; Revelation 21:14, and often, but nowhere in the Gospel and Epistles of John; ("the word ἀπόστολος occurs 79 times in the N. T., and of these 68 instances are in St. Luke and St. Paul." Lightfoot). With these apostles Paul claimed equality, because through a heavenly intervention he had been appointed by the ascended Christ himself to preach the gospel among the Gentiles, and owed his knowledge of the way of salvation not to man's instruction but to direct revelation from Christ himself, and moreover had evinced his apostolic qualifications by many signal proofs: Galatians 1:1, 11; Galatians 2:8; 1 Corinthians 1:17; 1 Corinthians 9:1; 1 Corinthians 15:8-10; 2 Corinthians 3:2ff; 12:12; 1 Timothy 2:7; 2 Timothy 1:11, cf. Acts 26:12-20. According to Paul, apostles surpassed as well the various other orders of Christian teachers (cf. διδάσκαλος, εὐαγγελιστής, προφήτης), as also the rest of those on whom the special gifts (cf. χάρισμα) of the Holy Spirit had been bestowed, by receiving a richer and more copious conferment of the Spirit: 1 Corinthians 12:28; Ephesians 4:11. Certain false teachers are rated sharply for arrogating to themselves the name and authority of apostles of Christ: 2 Corinthians 11:5, 13; Revelation 2:2.

3. In a broader sense the name is transferred to other eminent Christian teachers; as Barnabas, Acts 14:14, and perhaps also Timothy and Silvanus, 1 Thessalonians 2:7 (6), cf. too Romans 16:7 (?). But in Luke 11:49; Ephesians 3:5; Revelation 18:20, 'apostles' is to be taken in the narrower sense. (On the application of the term see especially Lightfoot on Galatians, pp. 92-101; Harnack, on 'Teaching etc. 11, 3 [ET]; cf. BB. DD. under the word)

 

[jeremiah1five]

Thayers

Specially applied to the twelve disciples whom Christ selected, out of the multitude of his adherents, to be his constant companions and the heralds to proclaim to men the kingdom of God: Matthew 10:1-4; Luke 6:13; Acts 1:26; Revelation 21:14, and often, but nowhere in the Gospel and Epistles of John; ("the word ἀπόστολος occurs 79 times in the N. T., and of these 68 instances are in St. Luke and St. Paul." Lightfoot). With these apostles Paul claimed equality, because through a heavenly intervention he had been appointed by the ascended Christ himself to preach the gospel among the Gentiles, and owed his knowledge of the way of salvation not to man's instruction but to direct revelation from Christ himself, and moreover had evinced his apostolic qualifications by many signal proofs: Galatians 1:1, 11; Galatians 2:8; 1 Corinthians 1:17; 1 Corinthians 9:1; 1 Corinthians 15:8-10; 2 Corinthians 3:2ff; 12:12; 1 Timothy 2:7; 2 Timothy 1:11, cf. Acts 26:12-20. According to Paul, apostles surpassed as well the various other orders of Christian teachers (cf. διδάσκαλος, εὐαγγελιστής, προφήτης), as also the rest of those on whom the special gifts (cf. χάρισμα) of the Holy Spirit had been bestowed, by receiving a richer and more copious conferment of the Spirit: 1 Corinthians 12:28; Ephesians 4:11. Certain false teachers are rated sharply for arrogating to themselves the name and authority of apostles of Christ: 2 Corinthians 11:5, 13; Revelation 2:2.

3. In a broader sense the name is transferred to other eminent Christian teachers; as Barnabas, Acts 14:14, and perhaps also Timothy and Silvanus, 1 Thessalonians 2:7 (6), cf. too Romans 16:7 (?). But in Luke 11:49; Ephesians 3:5; Revelation 18:20, 'apostles' is to be taken in the narrower sense. (On the application of the term see especially Lightfoot on Galatians, pp. 92-101; Harnack, on 'Teaching etc. 11, 3 [ET]; cf. BB. DD. under the word)

You haven’t answer my question about being “sent” which is the definition of apostolos.
You make distinction where Scripture does not.