And He Appointed Twelve
Posted by Pastor Pat on April 15, 2009
Read Mark 3:13-19
I find this statement intriguing. Why twelve, and why these twelve and not some other group or number? Although the purpose of God is knowable, it is not exhaustible. The intricacies of God’s purpose will forever be shrouded behind the veil of infinity. Even though we cannot exhaust the subject as to why God appointed these twelve to be with Him, it still permits us to note several salient features.
First, what is of interest is that Jesus chose individuals to be a part of a larger community, a fellowship if you will. Christianity is not lived in isolation. The idea of being a hermit for Jesus is untenable.
“The Christian is something which from the beginning had to be discovered and lived out in a fellowship. The whole essence of Christianity was that it bound men to their fellows, and presented them with the task of living with each other and for each other.” (William Barclay, Mark, 73, 74).
