The Ministry Anointing of the Apostle

The Ministry Anointing of the Apostle

Measures of Anointing Jesus had the Spirit without measure (John 3:34). Different ministries have different measures of anointing. Every apostle will not walk in the same measure of anointing. Some will minister in a greater degree of anointing and authority than others. When some people hear the word "apostle", they automatically think in the category of Paul. But there are few men who have ever walked in that degree of the anointing. Paul wrote most of the New Testament. Paul was what he was by the grace of God (1 Corinthians 15:10). An apostle can only walk in the grace that is given by God. Some operate in more grace than others, just as some pastors operate in more grace than other pastors. We are unwise to compare and need to understand that there are different administrations within each ministry office. Even though there are characteristics that apply to each ministry office, individuals will administer differently based upon the grace given to them by the Lord. Apostles are not supermen. They are human just like any other ministry gift. They are not infallible but are subject to make mistakes and get into error like any other. They must follow the Word of God and develop the fruit of the Spirit like any other believer. They must walk in humility and beware of pride and control like any other ministry gift. Martin Luther was not perfect, and neither was John Alexander Dowie. Martin Luther ordered the death of the Anabaptists of his day because he disagreed with them on doctrine, and Dowie began to believe that he was Elijah. However, this does not diminish the fact that both walked in apostolic anointing.

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