Les Feldick Bible Study

Did Paul share his apostleship to the Gentiles with anyone else?

No. Paul did not share his apostleship to the Gentiles with anyone else. Scripture calls him the apostle of the Gentiles, separate from the twelve, who went to Israel. He magnified his office and defended that unique commission, insisting his message came from the ascended Lord.

Les explains that throughout Paul's epistles he constantly had to defend his apostleship, and if Paul were alive today he would still have to do so. Many, even among conservative Christianity, refuse to give Paul the time of day. Turning to Romans 11, Les points out that Paul writes to Gentiles as the apostle of the Gentiles. He does not share that apostleship with anyone else; when it came to going to the Gentiles, Paul was the apostle. He was not one of the twelve, because they went to Israel. Paul magnifies his office and makes the most of it. Later, in Galatians, he continues defending his apostleship, saying, 'I lie not,' and guaranteeing that what he says came from the Ascended Lord.