The Apostle Of The Nations -
by Pastor Cornelius R. Stam
Not Matthew, Mark, or Luke; nor Peter, James, or John, but Paul alone wrote Romans 11:13 by divine inspiration:
“FOR I SPEAK TO YOU GENTILES [or OF THE NATIONS] INASMUCH AS I AM THE APOSTLE OF THE GENTILES [NATIONS]: I MAGNIFY MINE OFFICE” (Romans 11:13).
Note
well that Paul did not magnify himself, but his office, to which he had
been appointed by the glorified Lord Himself. In defending his
apostleship before the Galatians he wrote:
“But I certify you, brethren, THAT THE GOSPEL WHICH WAS PREACHED OF ME is not after man. For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, BUT BY THE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST” (Galatians 1:11,12).
In
many other passages the apostle claims to speak as a direct
representative of Christ (See I Corinthians 11:23; 15:3; Ephesians
3:2,3; I Thessalonians 4:15; etc.).
To
Timothy, Paul wrote concerning his own writings: “If any man teach
otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our
Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness,
he is proud, knowing nothing…” (I Timothy 6:3,4). This could not indicate
more emphatically Paul’s claim that his words were “the words of the
Lord Jesus Christ”, received from Him by direct revelation.
To the Corinthians, who questioned this, the Apostle wrote:
“…IF I COME AGAIN I WILL NOT SPARE, SINCE YE SEEK A PROOF OF CHRIST SPEAKING IN ME” (II Corinthians 13:2,3).
The
proof of this claim? This was overwhelming indeed, for Paul was used
more than any other apostle to found churches and lead men into the
knowledge and joy of salvation. To the believers at Corinth he wrote
what he could have written to many thousands of others: “The seal of
mine apostleship are ye in the Lord” (I Corinthians 9:2).
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