Mt 10: Imagine a Radical Eldership that Reached Out to the Out Casts in this Dark World

Where Are the Twelve Elders?  Why Are You not Reaching out to the Most Needy and Bearing the Deepest Burdens?

Like the Three in the Triune Majesty in economic distinction but co-equal touching deity: 

1.)  St. Peter:  To decrease so Jesus increases, but also to use impetuosity to proclaim the Father's will of "Jesus is the eternal God-man."  (Senior Elder 1)

2.)  St. Andrew:  To be brothers with St. Peter, but also the first called to be the last: namely, Peter, James, John and Andrew. (Senior Elder 2)

3.)  St. James brother of St. Peter and Andrew, but also seek the first to put the death the deeds of the flesh and go and be Bishop of Jerusalem.  (Senior Elder 3)

4.)  St. John brother of St. James, but also seek to live out our day full of days with youthful desire for the Lord.  (Senior Elder 4)

5.)  St. Phillip rides on the white horse of Gandalf, but he does not put strength in the power of horses but in the Spirit of God.  (Senior Elder 5)

6.)  St.  Bartholomew or Nathanael was the first to proclaim besides the Virgin Mary and John Baptist in the New Testament the deity of Jesus Christ.  (Senior Elder 6)

7.)  St. Thomas is called to call people to faithful repentance, but he always calls all the doubters.  (Senior Elder 7)

8.)  St. Matthew is good at handling money, but also taking up the pen and writing.  (Senior Elder 8)

9.)  St. James the son of Alphaeus would be someone who followed the Lord no matter the cost.  (Senior Elder 9)

10.)  St. Thaddaeus (who wrote Jude) takes up the counter name of Judas Iscariot to truly repent but also contend for the faith of God.  (Senior Elder 10)

11.)  St. Simon the Zealot was someone who is dedicated to radical good, but a use of foredetermination as a way to always be up to good things.  (Senior Elder 11)

12.)   (Judas Iscariot the one who betrayed Him).  There is a context to those outwardly called to Christian ministry, because we don't know their hearts.  Let seek to have someone inwardly called (that knows Jesus redemptively) and someone outwardly called (that is involved in preaching, teaching, prayer and counseling) like Matthias and Antipas.  (Senior Elder 12)

....THE SLAVE OF ALL...

Seeking Ordination as a Reformed Baptist Elder to Preach, Teach, Pray and Counsel the Most Desperate Cases in a Local Confessional Church (Hopefully in Central New Jersey) But Preaching Anywhere Called and Traveling-Preaching But Seeking A Home Church Till Jesus Sees Me Again for Glory

 

 Dr. Michael Andrew Petillo

Doctor of Theology at 

St. Andrew's Seminary in North Carolina

Titus Chapter 1

⁵ For this reason I left you in Crete, that you would set in order what remains and appoint elders in every city as I directed you, ⁶ namely, if any man is above reproach, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, not accused of dissipation or rebellion. ⁷ For the overseer must be above reproach as God’s steward, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not addicted to wine, not pugnacious, not fond of sordid gain, ⁸ but hospitable, loving what is good, sensible, just, devout, self-controlled, ⁹ holding fast the faithful word which is in accordance with the teaching, so that he will be able both to exhort in sound doctrine and to refute those who contradict.

¹⁰ For there are many rebellious men, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision, ¹¹ who must be silenced because they are upsetting whole families, teaching things they should not teach for the sake of sordid gain. ¹² One of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.” ¹³ This testimony is true. For this reason reprove them severely so that they may be sound in the faith, ¹⁴ not paying attention to Jewish myths and commandments of men who turn away from the truth. ¹⁵ To the pure, all things are pure; but to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure, but both their mind and their conscience are defiled. ¹⁶ They profess to know God, but by their deeds they deny Him, being detestable and disobedient and worthless for any good deed.