As we read the writings of St. Paul, we find that he frequently defends his apostleship. What was
so important about being an apostle that Paul felt the need to prove that Christ had appointed him to this office? In this sermon, Fr. Toms explains what was unique about the office of an apostle, and why it is so important to realize that the words of the apostle Paul are still authoritative for the Church at the present time, because the words of Paul are the words of Christ.