APOSTLESHIP
VIEWS
Dispensational
View
Continuing Apostolic View
Succession
View
Limited to
New
Original Apostles
Other Apostles
Papal System
Testament
and to the 1. Called directly by
Jesus 1.
Continuing gift of equipping
(Matt.16:16-19)
original 12
apostles
12(Lk. 16:13)
(Eph. 4:11-16; I Cor. 12:28-29)
and Paul.
Paul(I Cor. 15:8)
2. Paul & Barnabas(Acts 13:50;
(I
Cor.13:8-10)
2. Present at Jesus’ baptism,
14:3-4)
ascension & witness of His 3. Andronicus & Junias(Rom.16:7)
resurrection(Acts 1:21-22) 4. Silas & unnamed(II Cor. 8:23-24)
5. Epaphroditus(Phil.2:25)
6. Paul, Silas &
Timothy(I Thess.1:1;
2:6)
7.
James, brother of Jesus(Gal.1:19)
8. Titus(II Cor.8:23; Titus
1:5)
9. Apollos(I Cor.4:6,9)
10. Others inferred as
traveling
companions: Luke, Epaprus,
Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas,
Sopater, Secundus, Gaius,
Tychicus, Trophomus(Acts 20:4;
Col.4:14;II Tim.4:11; Phm.24)
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