Restorationism - Moriel Ministries

prophetic authority which is not biblical. In the biblical version ofprophetic authority, a prophet is responsible for what he says.I actually had somebody from the Vineyard tell me that the NewTestament says that we "prophesy in part," so, therefore, JohnWimber's followers, and Paul Cain, can be partly right and partlywrong, and still be biblical prophets. That idea is utterly false andterribly dangerous! People like that are deceived.Apostolic authorityThirdly, they are trying to restore a version of apostolic authority,which is not Biblical. Apostolic authority in the New Testament waschiefly doctrinal.Does apostolic authority, in the sense of the twelve apostles, still existin the church today? Yes it does. It exists in the writing of the apostlesand of Paul.Apostolic authority was chiefly doctrinal and it exists today in thechurch, preserved by the Holy Spirit, in the writings of the apostles.Now there are other kinds of apostles, church-planting missionariesbeing among them, but as we look into the New Testament, apostolicauthority was plural.The Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for thework to which I have called them" (Acts 13:2).Jesus sent the apostles out in pairs. Biblical authority was alwaysplural.The model of apostolic authority in the House Church movement andin Restorationism is a pyramid scheme, where the apostle is the headhoncho. What they are calling "apostolic authority" amounts to a formof heavy shepherding.Additionally, apostolic authority in the Bible is always accountable.Paul and Barnabas were always accountable back to Antioch, which