[PapaNew]

Also...

Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;) Galatians 1:1.

I think that's point of Acts 1: a picture of man's going ahead with good ideas but ahead of God and without the fulness of the baptism in the Holy Spirit and fire which they got in Acts 2. The Acts 2 church and leadership was transformed from their condition in Acts 1.

[American in Israel]

I agree with you, good point.

[goat granny]

Problem with Paul being an apostle is that Peter laid out the rules for being an apostle when Matthias was choosen to take Judas place....Paul calls himself an apostle but does not meet the criteria set out for the replacement of Judas. The lot fell to Matthias. He furfilled also all the criteria Peter set down....

If I remember correctly God called Paul to be an instrument to take the gospel to the gentiles...he did not call him an apostle....