Dr Paul Allen

There was an important truth behind that argument. Paul certainly appeals to “the signs of an apostle". W hile defending his ministry in 2 Corinthians 12:12, Paul and Hebrews 2:3–4 describe God bearing witness to the proclaimed salvation through “signs and wonders, and with divers miracles.” So there is good biblical reason to say that miraculous signs could have an authenticating or confirming function.  But we also found that miraculous activity was not confined to apostles. Stephen performed “great wonders and miracles” (Acts 6:8). Philip performed signs in Samaria (Acts 8:6–7). Paul discusses gifts of healing and miracles among the wider congregation in 1 Corinthians 12, and even distinguishes apostles from those who work miracles when he asks, “Are all apostles?... Are all workers of miracles?” (1 Corinthians 12:29). That leaves us with the next part of the original argument. The viral post claims that these gifts were temporary and “ceased when the written revelation was com...

  Who is Luke and why is he important? Luke was acquainted with and traveled with the apostle  Paul . Not only did Luke travel with Paul outside the land of Israel, he also visited Israel and may have become personally acquainted with members of Jesus’s family, including his mother Mary and his brother James. Between them, Luke and Paul wrote more than half of the New Testament. This makes Luke hugely important for Christianity. Where does the Bible refer to Luke? Luke’s name appears three times in the Bible. All three occur in the New Testament, and all three are found in letters written by Paul ( Col 4:14 ;  2 Tim 4:11 ; Phil 24). In  Colossians 4:14 , Paul refers to Luke as “the beloved physician.” In  Philemon 24 , Luke is listed along with Mark, Aristarchus, and Demas among the apostle’s “fellow workers.” Both of these references occur in what we know as Paul’s Prison Letters, for they were written while the apostle was detained either in Caesarea Maritima,...