Apostles today?

Literally, apostle means “sent out,” “one who is sent out.” With that idea in mind, we reserve the title of apostle for those men who personally saw the Lord and were commissioned by him to do his work. So, no, there are no apostles today.

Then, again, there is one Apostle today. The writer to the Hebrews encourages his readers: “Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, who share in the heavenly calling, fix your thoughts on Jesus, whom we acknowledge as our apostle and high priest” (3:1). Jesus is an apostle in that his heavenly Father sent him to this world on a search and rescue mission: seeking and rescuing lost sinners. For that, we are eternally grateful!