INTRO: We are in Ephesians 4 this morning in verse 11. Let me read the verse: 11 And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, The verse sounds simple enough, but this verse required a lot of study. So I did another topic for a while to give me time to ponder this passage. The subject is that when Jesus ascended to heaven he gave gifts to men. And some became apostles, some prophets, some evangelists and some pastors and teachers. The question is this: how are we to take these gifts? My greatest difficulty was in seeking to identify who the prophets are. Today we have the movement of the NAR, the New Apostolic Reformation. What is the NAR? The internet site, gotquestions.org says this: The New Apostolic Reformation teaches that God's intended form of church governance is apostles and prophets, holding leadership over evangelists, pastors, and teachers. In our passage we see some of the reasoning for this position. 1 Corinthians 12:28 says, "And God has appointed these in the church: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers etc…" So Apostles are first, prophets second etc… There we have the foundation of the NAR.
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