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PAUL CAN NOT BE AN APOSTLE ALONG WITH PETER AND THE APOSTLES
By: doug Date: October 17, 2025, 12:35 pm
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Some say there is only one church in the Bible.
Let's examine the implications of this position on the
apostleship of Paul, as well as the twelve apostles.
Paul was, with out controversy, an apostle..........[Galatians
1:1 KJV] 1 Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by
Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the
dead;)............So if there is one church, then Paul would be
an apostle along with the twelve. Since there is only one
church, they would all be apostles in it. To be an apostle with
Peter and the twelve, Paul would have to have been with the
other apostles during the entire time Jesus was on earth,
beginning from the baptism of John until the ascension of
Christ..........[Acts 1:21-22 KJV] 21 Wherefore of these men
which have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus
went in and out among us, 22 Beginning from the baptism of John,
unto that same day that he was taken up from us, must one be
ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection..........
One of the qualifications in Acts 1 :21-22 was "must one be
ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection.", Paul did
see the risen Christ and did meet this qualification to be an
apostle.......................[1Co 9:1 KJV] 1 Am I not an
apostle? am I not free? have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord?
are not ye my work in the Lord?..............Paul, having seen
the risen Lord can be the apostle to the Gentiles in the body of
Christ. Paul however, not only could he not be a replacement
apostle for Judas, but he also could not be set equally beside
Peter and the others as an apostle if there was just one church
at the time.
An apostle proclaims the gospel (Galatians 2:2), builds up the
church (Romans 16:25), oversees many churches (2 Corinthians
11:28), establishes doctrine (1 Timothy 1:3), establishes order
(1 Corinthians 14:40), designates pastors and deacons and their
qualifications (Titus 1:5).
Those who believed Peter's preaching were added to the church,
and continued in the doctrine of Peter and the
apostles...............[Acts 2:41-42 KJV] 41 Then they that
gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there
were added [unto them] about three thousand souls. 42 And they
continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship,
and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.............Here is a
problem, Paul establishes doctrine for the church as
well............[2Timothy 3:10 KJV] 10 But thou hast fully known
my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering,
charity, patience,...........Paul exhorted that no doctrine
other then the doctrine he established should be
preached............[1Timothy 1:3 KJV] 3 As I besought thee to
abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou
mightest charge some that they teach no other
doctrine,...........how is the doctrine of Peter and Paul to be
reconciled if they are different?
Here is a major conflict in doctrine between Peter and Paul.
Peter kept the law..........[Acts 10:13-14 KJV] 13 And there
came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat. 14 But Peter
said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is
common or unclean.
[Acts 10:28 KJV] 28 And he said unto them, Ye know how that it
is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or
come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I
should not call any man common or unclean.
If Paul, and Peter, and the apostles, were all operating as one
church, then there would be a conflict because Peter held to the
law, and Paul said we aren't under it. Paul taught we aren't
under the law..........[Romans 6:14 KJV] 14 For sin shall not
have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under
grace.
Paul appointed bishops and deacons in the
church............[Philippians 1:1 KJV] 1 Paul and Timotheus,
the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus
which are at Philippi, with the bishops and
deacons:..............Here arises another problem, in the church
in Jerusalem overseen by Peter, there are no pastors or deacons,
but rather, the Levitical priesthood. Peter's church worshipped
in the temple......... [Acts 5:42 KJV] 42 And daily in the
temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach
Jesus Christ.
[Acts 2:46 KJV] 46 And they, continuing daily with one accord in
the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat
their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,
How could Paul have been an apostle in the Jerusalem church
headed by Peter, if he was being accused of teaching Jews to
forsake Moses and the law?...........[Acts 21:20-21 KJV] 20 And
when they heard [it], they glorified the Lord, and said unto
him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are
which believe; and they are all zealous of the law: 21 And they
are informed of thee, that thou teachest all the Jews which are
among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying that they ought not
to circumcise [their] children, neither to walk after the
customs.
[Acts 2:44 KJV] 44 And all that believed were together, and had
all things common;............................What would Paul
and the twelve have in common? How could there possibly be all
one church when there exist such discrepancies between them?
God is not the author of confusion..........[1Corinthians 14:33
KJV] 33 For God is not [the author] of confusion, but of peace,
as in all churches of the saints.
Paul is our apostle for the body of Christ, but he could not be
an apostle to the church in Jerusalem headed by Peter.
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