Christ’s Commissioning of the Disciples
“And He went up on the mountain and called to Him those whom He desired, and they came to Him. And He appointed twelve (whom He also named apostles) so that they might be with Him and He might send them out to preach and have authority to cast out demons.” – Mark 3:13-15
It seems that when passages such as Christ’s commissioning of the disciples are examined, what is emphasized is the power and divinity of Christ in that He has authority to give to others. Even more by the charismatic branch of the Church, the emphasis is placed on the miraculous nature of the authority given to the apostles – power to cast out demons and heal the sick (Matthew 10:1). The evangelicals point out that the original aspect of authority given was to preach. However, all of these miss the real miracle.
“And He appointed twelve…so that they might be with Him,”