The Apostolic Spectrum
by Chris Anderson
Apostles are governmental "change agents" for propelling the church forward toward rendezvous with our perfected Lord. In the age-long struggle for restoring the Lord's purest ideals for His people, different prophetic/apostolic-class figures have arisen to bring reform to their generation.
Apostolic reform occurs along a spectrum according to the ability and willingness of apostles to be true to their vision and to expand on it. I choose to call this the "Apostolic Spectrum." The universal question facing all apostles is,
"How much do I put up / cooperate with the present order in hopes of change, and how much do I challenge it directly and even separate from it to stake out a purer path?"
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