Any honest evaluation of the New Testament evidence reveals that the apostles were a unique group of men, hand-picked and personally commissioned by the Lord Jesus Himself to lay the doctrinal foundation for the church, with Christ as the cornerstone. No one alive today can possibly meet the biblical criteria required for apostleship. And even in the first century, when all agree the miraculous gifts were fully operational, only a very select group of spiritual leaders were regarded as apostles.
John MacArthur

Grace by Which I Stand

Lord, the feelings are not the same,

I guess I’m older, I guess I’ve
changed.

And how I wish it had been explained, that as you’re growing you
must remember,

That nothing lasts, except the grace of god, by which I
stand, in jesus.

I know that I would surely fall away, except for grace, by
which I’m saved.

Lord, I remember that special way,

I vowed to serve you,
when it was brand new.

But like peter, I can’t even watch and pray, one hour
with you,

And I bet, I could deny you too.

But nothing lasts, except the
grace of god, by which I stand, in jesus.

I’m sure that my whole life would
waste away, except for grace, by which I’m saved.

But nothing lasts, except
the grace of god, by which I stand, in jesus.

I know that I would surely
fall away, except for grace, by which I’m saved.