Romans: Paul’s Magnum Opus

410.253 - 448.651 R.C. Sproul

And the first criterion for membership in the rank of the apostle was to be a disciple of Jesus during His earthly ministry. and then secondly, to be an eyewitness of the resurrection, and thirdly, most importantly, to be commissioned by Jesus directly and immediately under His authority and appointed by Christ to be His apostle. Now, in these criteria, Paul fails the first two tests.