Hehe, Major, I have watched you repeat these verses again and again and again, and you obviously set great store by them.
Unfortunately you have stretched and stretched and stretched the verses well beyond their proper bounds, and that is your real problem!
Your mistake Major, is in presuming that such a list is the terminal limit, applicable for all apostles, for all time, for all occasions, when in fact Peter was simply addressing their situation
at that time,
and no more. The eleven were simply looking for a replacement for one of their number. Taking the meaning of "apostle" beyond that situation is following tradition not truth.
So yes, I completely believe those scriptures,
but only as the context allows and with no added meanings. I refuse stretch them beyond their legitimate boundary.
Other than tradition, there is absolutely no justification whatsoever for your interpretation of those verses. You are slotting your own meaning into the void between Peter's words, because in truth, the verses say absolutely zilch about future apostles or apostles elsewhere in the world.
The verses say what they say, and no more........absolutely no more!
Apostleship is a Greek word that existed before the twelve ever existed.
"Apostle," from Classical Greek ἀπόστολος (apóstolos), meaning "one who is sent away", is a messenger and ambassador. The purpose of such "sending away" is to convey messages, and thus "messenger" is a common alternative translation.
Any additions to this original meaning can only be found by looking at the context of use, such as you have rightly done Acts1.
But once you export the word from that particular context, the added meanings must be left behind in that context. Thus the replacement one of the twelve apostles required those certain qualifications. Whereas the calling of other apostles, for other situations did not demand those limitations, and to insist it does is just plain wrong.
In answer to your final question.
Do YOU simply ignore these words or change them to suit your way of thinking????
As demonstrated, I have neither ignored these words, nor changed their meanings.
I am not trying to be mean spirited or argumentative in any way.
No Major, I don't take that from your posts, which I always enjoy.
I just am trying to grasp how anyone can change, ignore or reject what is clearly right in front of you.
Hehe, I perceive my brother that I have the right to ask this question of you!