:There are two traditions of interpretation of the benefits bestowed by God through the ministry of the apostles:
:*the tradition that those graces and benefits extended by Christ to the first generation of Christians through the ministry of the apostles were unique, and were not intended by God to be extended to subsequent generations of believers after the completion of the Bible and its continued preservation as the sole rule of faith and practice by the Holy SpiritSpirit—they had advantages that we do not have now.:*that those graces and benefits extended by Christ to the first generation of Christians through the ministry of the apostles continued after the [[Apostolic Age]], and continue to be extended by the Lord to all subsequent generations through the apostolic ministry of the church together with the completion of the Bible and its preservation through the unfolding of the apostolic tradition preserved by the interpretation of the [[magisterium]] under the guidance of the Holy Spirit—through the unfolding of truth by the Holy Spiritwe have advantages that the first generation of Christians did not have then.
:Compare [http://biblehub.com/commentaries/john/1-42.htm multiple commentaries on John 1:42] <br>and [http://biblehub.com/commentaries/matthew/16-18.htm multiple commentaries on Matthew 16:18].