50 Truths Concerning Apostolic Ministry

14. Apostolic Doctrine Comes From Heaven

And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned? Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me. John 7:15-16 he Taylor translation says, "How can He know so much when He's never been to our schools?" T The Jews were astonished at Jesus' ability to teach seeing He had never received a theological education. Jesus replied that His doctrine came from His Father who sent Him. A true "sent one" is taught by the Sender. The apostle Paul received his revelation from the Lord. He was not taught his gospel by man, but from the Lord. Apostles have the ability to preach and teach revelation from the Scriptures that cannot be learned in schools. I am not referring to extra-biblical revelation, but revelation from the written Word of God. Apostles have the ability to cause people to see things in the Scriptures by the Spirit of revelation. This ability comes with apostolic grace as a result of being sent.

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