Christian tradition has consistently seen the divine authority of the [[Twelve Apostles]] as the divinely established foundation of the temple of the Lord ([https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=ephesians%202:20-22&version=KJV Ephesians 2:20-22]; [http://biblehub.com/multi/revelation/21-14.htm Revelation 21:14], [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=revelation%2021:19-20&version=KJV 19-20]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=exodus%2028:15-21&version=KJV Exodus 28:15-21], [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=exodus%2028:29-30&version=KJV 29-30]) to whom Christ has entrusted the authority of the judgments of God—''see'' [http://biblehub.com/multi/matthew/16-18.htm Matthew 16:18]; [http://biblehub.com/multi/matthew/18-18.htm 18:18]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew%2028:18-20&version=KJV 28:18-20]; [http://biblehub.com/multi/mark/6-7.htm Mark 6:7]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=mark%206:11-13&version=KJV 6:11-13]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=mark%2013:9-11&version=KJV 13:9-11]; [http://biblehub.com/multi/luke/10-16.htm Luke 10:16]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%2022:28-30&version=KJV 22:28-30]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=john%2020:21-23&version=KJV John 20:21-23]; [http://biblehub.com/multi/ephesians/3-10.htm Ephesians 3:10];[http://biblehub.com/multi/1_timothy/3-15.htm 1 Timothy 3:15] <br> Compare [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=deuteronomy%2016:18-20&version=KJV Deuteronomy 16:18-20]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=deuteronomy%2017:8-13&version=KJV 17:8-13]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=deuteronomy%2018:15-19&version=KJV 18:15-19]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=deuteronomy%2031:14-15&version=KJV 31:14-15], [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=deuteronomy%2031:23-26&version=KJV 23-26], [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=deuteronomy%2034:9-10&version=KJV 34:9-10]. | Christian tradition has consistently seen the divine authority of the [[Twelve Apostles]] as the divinely established foundation of the temple of the Lord ([https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=ephesians%202:20-22&version=KJV Ephesians 2:20-22]; [http://biblehub.com/multi/revelation/21-14.htm Revelation 21:14], [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=revelation%2021:19-20&version=KJV 19-20]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=exodus%2028:15-21&version=KJV Exodus 28:15-21], [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=exodus%2028:29-30&version=KJV 29-30]) to whom Christ has entrusted the authority of the judgments of God—''see'' [http://biblehub.com/multi/matthew/16-18.htm Matthew 16:18]; [http://biblehub.com/multi/matthew/18-18.htm 18:18]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew%2028:18-20&version=KJV 28:18-20]; [http://biblehub.com/multi/mark/6-7.htm Mark 6:7]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=mark%206:11-13&version=KJV 6:11-13]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=mark%2013:9-11&version=KJV 13:9-11]; [http://biblehub.com/multi/luke/10-16.htm Luke 10:16]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%2022:28-30&version=KJV 22:28-30]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=john%2020:21-23&version=KJV John 20:21-23]; [http://biblehub.com/multi/ephesians/3-10.htm Ephesians 3:10];[http://biblehub.com/multi/1_timothy/3-15.htm 1 Timothy 3:15] <br> Compare [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=deuteronomy%2016:18-20&version=KJV Deuteronomy 16:18-20]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=deuteronomy%2017:8-13&version=KJV 17:8-13]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=deuteronomy%2018:15-19&version=KJV 18:15-19]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=deuteronomy%2031:14-15&version=KJV 31:14-15], [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=deuteronomy%2031:23-26&version=KJV 23-26], [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=deuteronomy%2034:9-10&version=KJV 34:9-10]. |