He called himself the Apostle to the Gentiles.
There is no biblical record of Jesus ordaining Paul as an apostle himself on Mount Sinai. Paul's encounter with Jesus, leading to his conversion and call to apostleship, occurred on the road to Damascus (Acts 9:1-19). The location of Paul's ordination as an apostle is not specifically mentioned in the Bible.
One time.Galatians 1:1Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;)
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To name a few: Christ Jesus himself, of course. The apostle Peter. The apostle Paul.
The Gentiles
He was called the Thirteenth Apostle, and the Last Apostle. (He also called himself the "least apostle", for his work against the church, before his conversion.)
There were 12 original apostles, but you can also call Paul a apostle.
There is no apostle named John Paul. There is an apostle named John and another apostle named Paul.
There is no apostle named John Paul. There is an apostle named John and another apostle named Paul.
The apostle Paul wouldn't think of himself as a hero, he even mentioned in 1 Corinthians that he is the least of apostles (1Cor 15:9). What made Paul so great was his conviction and service to the Lord.
The word 'apostle' comes from the Greek for 'messenger', so it would be quite rational for someone to refer to him or herself as an apostle, especially in a religious context. However, it may be more difficult to be taken seriously in making that claim.More:Biblically, one of the qualifications to be an apostle of Christ, you must have been with him in person. Paul qualified when Christ appeared to him in the vision on the road to Damascus.So no one alive today would qualify to be an apostle of Jesus Christ, but might call themselves an apostle of someone else.