How are apostles and disciples selected?

The Greek word for “apostle” literally means “one who is sent” and can refer to an emissary or anyone sent on a mission. An apostle is given the authority of the one who sent him. read more

An apostle is a man that God elects to entrust with the message of salvation which was perfected in regard to the sin of murdering Jesus Christ. Apostles are taught by God intrinsically . They are not taught by religious schools. No man or woman teaches them nor is a woman elected to be an apostle. read more

Notice the distinction Jesus makes between disciples and apostles. Jesus has many disciples, but he only selects twelve to be designated apostles. We see later that Jesus appoints 70 others for a preaching mission (Luke 10). It is important that we see that the apostles are being selected from a considerably larger group of followers. read more

An apostle is given the authority of the one who sent him. All of the apostles were disciples—they were among the many believers in Jesus—but only a select group of disciples were chosen as the Twelve Apostles (Matthew 10: 1–4; Mark 3: 14; Acts 26: 14–18). read more