>>3583
I refer to this post when talking about paul's alledged conversion because he told two different versions. >>3554.
Next I want to actually state that Peter called the people disciples and immediately stated that someone needed to replace Judas.
Acts 1:15
And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said, (the number of names together were about an hundred and twenty,)
Notice he calls them disciples rather than apostles. Now I already went over what is required to be an apostle that you had to have been since john the baptist to the resurrection. However it is specifically called an apostleship in acts 1:25
Acts 1:25
"That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place."
Thus we can assume that an apostle is a disciple that has specifically had been with Jesus since the time of John the Baptist all the way to the resurrection. In this case if we were to claim that Paul was an apostle we could also make the argument that Ellen G white was an apostle. If we go by "Pauls criteria". So no Paul could not be an apostle at least through the definitions of what acts gives.
Also galatians 2:7-8 states that paul was the "apostle of the gentiles"
"But contrariwise, when they saw that the gospel of the uncircumcision was committed unto me, as the gospel of the circumcision was unto Peter; 8(For he that wrought effectually in Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, the same was mighty in me toward the Gentiles:)".
Did you know that Peter himself stated that he would preach to the gentiles and he would convert them to christianity.
Acts 15:7
"And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe."
Also note that this is after Pauls conversion thus we can assume that Peter decided he would preach to the gentiles. So technically it could be argued that the actual apostle to the gentiles was Peter not Paul.

>Yes, i'm saying that you were saying IF he was an apostle, then he would replace Thomas.