Twelve students: Matia (Part One

Twelve students: Matia (Part One):

Now as we move on to the book of Acts, we see that Jesus was preparing His disciples in 1B for the work that was to take place in 2B. Because in 2B the Holy Spirit descends, the church is born and the work of evangelism begins and the work that Jesus Christ began will now continue in them, and through them. But before that could happen, some preparations had to be made. 1b describes the preparation for the birth of the church. And Jesus provided his disciples with everything that was necessary and appropriate. Jesus gave them a message according to their need, that is, to teach them all the things that were necessary for them to learn. He also revealed Himself to them in full. He revealed Himself in His glorious body after His resurrection, so that they would be convinced that He had indeed risen from the dead. He also gave them the strength they needed. He promised them that the Holy Spirit would come and give them strength. Then he also gave them a secret. He said, "It is not for you to know the times and the seasons which the Father has put in his own power." So he told everyone to live in the enlightened fact that Jesus could return at any time. He gave them a special purpose and said to them, "You are my witnesses to the ends of the earth." Then he gave them a manifesto to live. And he would come back to see if they were faithful. now! He thus prepared his disciples to be fully responsible for the things to come. But the number of disciples was not yet complete. In addition to all these accessories, Jesus wanted to make sure that the right person did the work. That is why in Acts 1b12 to 26th, we basically see that Jesus appoints a suitable man in place of Judas Iscariot. It is a beautiful thing that God fulfills His will through human beings. God is not supernaturally separate from human beings in order to fulfill His will, but He implements it through them. We are assuming that each apostle was chosen by Jesus Christ Himself, that is, Jesus Himself chose all, including Matthew. Some people say that Peter was also at fault in Matthew's case because it was not his job. I don't believe it even for a moment because I believe that Jesus Christ chose the first eleven, and He chose one to make the proper twelve so that the church might be born. The apostle Paul, who was an apostle in a different way and was really an apostle, said, "I am born of imperfect days." He was a very unique apostle. He fulfilled two of the three conditions of becoming an apostle, and on the basis of those two qualities he was chosen as an apostle. Or we can say that he was called an apostle because of his virtues. We will see later what are the three conditions of being an apostle. So we believe in the text that Matthew was chosen in place of Judas Iscariot, and we believe that God made that choice through Jesus Christ. In John 15b16 Jesus said, "You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit." In other words, the disciples were chosen by Jesus Himself. But this does not make Paul an inferior apostle. Although the apostle Paul was chosen at different times and in different ways, he was also chosen by Jesus himself. Because he was stopped on the way to Damascus, and Jesus said to him, "Paul, it is hard for you to fight against me, is it not?" And at the same time and place he met Jesus, and after a while his sight was restored to him. He lived in Arabia for three years and experienced a personal and spiritual encounter with Christ and became a true apostle. But he was a different apostle. Jesus makes the choice. This message continues ...