So what you ask, so what does this mean, so what do I care?  It’s important to realize that although for many decades, some would say hundreds of years, most Apostles of Jesus Christ have gone unrecognized.  Especially here in the United States because we don’t like authority figures over us.  “WHAT DID YOU SAY?”  Yes I said it, go back and read it again if you’d like, but at the heart of our unwillingness even today is the concept that we simply don’t want people to tell us what to do, especially not with the authority of Jesus Christ behind them.  That implies, no let’s be straight up, that makes their guidance – when prayed over and led by Holy Spirit – important to the Church of Jesus Christ.

Some denominations have taken a very strong stand against Apostles, just as some denominations used to feel about the title “Elder” and “Prophet”.  There are some people today who insist the word “Pastor” is not in the Bible and should be read as “Shepherd” instead.  At the heart of all that type of conflict is the simple fact that people don’t want anyone to have authority over them.  Oh sure, we pass it off as no human authority, only Jesus – but God’s appointed authority comes from Jesus, so that in itself is not a legitimate reason to reject Apostles.  Why are they so important?  Because Jesus gave them to the church to train up His church to do the ministry by advancing His Kingdom.  If they were not important, why on earth would Jesus have given them to the church?