Assertion: apostle | /r/HasProperty | foundational
Facets:
value: strictly
type: DEGREE
value: not necessarily
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Apostles are named first among the offices of the church (1 Corinthians 12:28) and the ministry gifts of Ephesians 4:11 because they are foundational, not necessarily because they are continuous leaders in the church.
text: An important corollary to this thesis is this: Since the apostles were strictly a foundational institution, intended solely to establish the church, and since no one receives miraculous gifts apart from the earthly ministry of the apostles, then there could have been no miraculous gifting of Christians after the death of the last living apostle.