Episode #9 - Are there Apostles in the Church Today?

In this episode of Off the Record, Daniel Kolenda revisits the topic of modern day apostles (as promised) from his previous podcast about the New Apostolic Reformation. While confronting the question, "Are there apostles in the church today?" Daniel also addresses important related topics. He provides a short primer on what apostles are and what they do. He talks about the potential for abuse of authority in the church and addresses the important concern about protecting the closed cannon of Scripture. He provides some helpful insight into the debate over the cessation of miraculous gifts and provides a clear explanation for the different kinds of apostles described in Scripture. After watching this episode, viewers will have a new appreciation for the nuance surrounding this subject and a balanced, Biblical understanding of what the Bible has to say about the apostolic gifting. "What is the NAR and Am I A Part of It?" (Previous Podcast): https://youtu.be/BzcBsvnErkc Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 1:36 The NAR and conspiracy 5:30 NAR accused of believing there are still apostles and prophets today 7:25 Reframing the conversation 10:30 The Original Twelve vs. Modern Day Five-fold Ministry Apostles 16:00 Preliminary remarks about Cessationism and Continuationism 18:07 Question: Is the apostolic gift is for today according to scripture? 20:19 Three categories of Apostles 23:43 Addressing concerns - abuse of authority 27:35 The Closed Canon of Scripture 29:26 The difference between apostles and THE apostles 31:00. Example: “Declaration of Independence” 35:47 What is an apostle? 54:36 Digging into the controversy 2:01:00 Summarizing Characteristics of Apostles  2:08:20 Are the Miraculous Gifts for Today?  As of this recording, Christ for all Nations has seen over 83-Million Documented decisions for Christ since 1987. For more information about the Ministry of Christ for all Nations and the most up to date salvation statistics please visit: www.cfan.org Subscribe to CFAN to receive our latest messages: Email: https://cfan.org/subscribe SMS: Text CFAN to 94090 Contact us anytime at (407) 854-4400 To support this ministry and help us continue to reach people all around the world click here: https://cfan.org/donate Stay Connected Website: https://www.cfan.org Christ for all Nations YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/cfanusa Christ for all Nations Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cfanusa/ Christ for all Nations Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cfanusa/ Christ for all Nations Twitter: https://twitter.com/cfanusa Evangelist Daniel Kolenda Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/evangelistko... Evangelist Daniel Kolenda Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evangelistd... Evangelist Daniel Kolenda Twitter: https://twitter.com/danielkolenda See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.