How did Paul receive his apostleship if not from the Twelve or any other group?
Paul received his apostleship not by ordination or appointment from the Twelve or any other group. Instead, the Lord Jesus miraculously laid the apostleship upon him directly. Scripture stresses that the Holy Spirit sent Paul and Barnabas, not the church, so Paul’s role came from the Lord, not human commissioning.
Les teaches that Paul made it plain he did not enter the role of apostleship because the Twelve ordained him, or because some other group ordained him, taught him, or set him down. No way. Rather, he came on the scene by the miraculous laying of the Lord Jesus on him of this apostleship. Les also points back to when Paul and Barnabas left Antioch: Scripture was careful to show that it was not the church that sent them, but the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit sent them, not the Antioch church. In the same way, Paul’s apostleship was not a human appointment but a direct, miraculous commission from the Lord.
Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;)
More Questions
How did Paul become an apostle according to Galatians 1?
Paul's apostleship did not come from men and was not given by any man; he was commissioned by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised Christ from the dead.
Who gave Paul his authority as an apostle?
Paul's apostolic authority had nothing to do with men appointing him, since he was made an apostle by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead.