First, it would be impossible for any contemporary Christian to meet the biblical qualifications required for someone to be considered an apostle. The New Testament articulates at least three necessary criteria: 1. an apostle had to be a physical eyewitness of the resurrected Christ (Acts 1:22; 10:39–41; 1 Cor. 9:1; 15:7–8); 2. an apostle had to be personally appointed by the Lord Jesus Christ (Mark 3:14; Luke 6:13; Acts 1:2, 24; 10:41; Gal. 1:1); and 3. an apostle had to be able to authenticate his apostolic appointment with miraculous signs (Matt. 10:1–2; Acts 1:5–8; 2:43; 4:33; 5:12; 8:14; 2 Cor. 12:12; Heb. 2:3–4).
John MacArthur

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Goat

Goat GOD'S ANIMAL KINGDOM GOAT References = 127 GEN 15:9 And he said unto him, Take me an heifer of three years old, and a she goat of three years…

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Lamb

Lamb GOD'S ANIMAL KINGDOM LAMB References = 173 GEN 21:28 And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves. GEN 21:29 And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean…

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Owl

Owl GOD'S ANIMAL KINGDOM OWL References = 14 LEV 11:16 And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind, LEV 11:17 And the…

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Sheep

Sheep GOD'S ANIMAL KINGDOM SHEEP References = 186 GEN 4:2 And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of…

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Worm

Worm GOD'S ANIMAL KINGDOM WORM References = 20 EXO 16:20 Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto Moses; but some of them left of it until the morning, and it bred worms,…

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A Boys Worth poem

A Boys Worth poem A Boy's Worth Nobody knows what a boy is worthA boy at his work or play, A boy who whistles about the place Or laughs in…

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Be Reconciled

Be Reconciled BE RECONCILED "God ...reconciled us (believers) to Himself through Christ, and gave us the ministry of reconciliation." (II Corinthians 5:18 NAS) God's plan for reconciling the world to…

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