(A) Are You Called to Be an Apostle?

If you can truthfully answer yes to all of the questions below and give legitimate proof to validate each of them, then you have or can receive the gift of apostleship.

[Check One]

(1) __Yes __No __Uncertain

Were you with Jesus from His baptism until the time that He was taken back up in to the sky? [Ac 1:21, 22]

Note: In answer to this question, someone might say, “Paul was an apostle and he was not at Jesus’ baptism and he did not see Jesus return to heaven.” This is true, but Paul actually did see the Lord in a vision, and therefore was an eyewitness in this sense. He also was personally chosen as an apostle by Jesus Himself. Even more, Paul proved to be an apostle by giving sufficient and verifiable evidence in answer to the rest of these test questions on the gift. Now can you pass the test of an apostle?

(2) __Yes __No __Uncertain

When you speak for God, does He consistently bear witness with you that He is speaking through you by granting all kinds of legitimate signs, wonders, and miracles for all to see? [He 2:2-4 / vs. 4 ‘them’ meaning the apostles]

(3) __Yes __No __Uncertain

Will you let the whole church test you to see if you have what has been decreed by God to go along with this gift—various signs, miracles, and wonders? [Re 2:2; 2 Co 12:12]

Note: Imposters have been known to pre-arrange certain things to make it seem like only a miracle or a revelation from God could have caused something to happen. For example, one false apostle in Philadelphia, PA was secretly finding out information about visitors who would attend his meeting. Then, in a subsequent meeting, when a visitor returned, he would astonish that visitor and all who were in attendance with some of the personal information that he gathered about him. This was the proof which he gave to his claim of apostleship and people naively believed it. Others pre-arrange fake healings with people who would be in attendance at their meetings. So, you or your associates must not be allowed to control or arrange any aspect of the testing, the timing or the kind of testing, so that the results would not be suspicious and invalidated or disqualified from the start.

(4) __Yes __No __Uncertain

Are you in the foundation on which all Christians must be built? [Eph 2:20]

Note: Foundation means the doctrinal foundation, the actual New Testament writings of the apostles and prophets which center on the capstone of God’s building, Jesus Christ.

.... more about this in the Bible Study on the Gifts of the Holy Spirit