It was necessary, therefore, to appoint witnesses to gather and guide the church after their own physical departure. They would be in charge of transmitting to the later generations all the truth about the Person and Work of Jesus. Behind all the New Testament is the apostolic authority. Behind the apostles is the authority of the Lord Jesus Christ. They were to be the human foundation of the Church that is built on the cornerstone of Christ. It is amazing that the Lord Jesus Christ chose a group of men so common, full of weaknesses and edges, with little education, plagued by jealousy and envy to be their representatives on earth. But certainly, the Lord did not choose them for what they were at the moment of being called, but for what they were going to be after. The life of each one of those men, with the exception of Judas, demonstrates what the grace of God can do with ordinary men. The same leaders of Israel recognized him when they saw "the boldness of Peter and John, and knowing that they were men without letters and the common people, they marveled, and they recognized that they had been with Jesus. the signs of an apostle have been made among you in all patience, by signs, wonders and miracles." The authority he gave them was so real. Thanks for this great message.
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