Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet
At the end of the epistles written by Paul there are often things that don't seem relevant to the church today.
For example, in the epistle quoted in today's writings, Paul spoke of Alexander the coppersmith.
How is this relevant today?
This is one of the scriptures God used when HE showed me I had to speak of judgment in ministries and in other people who did wrong in the church, naming by name the violators, telling before all the church of the evil doing by them in the congregation, warning the church to beware of these people.
Paul said ... 14 Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil:the Lord reward him
according to his works:15 Of whom be thou ware also; for he hath greatly
withstood our words. II Tim. 4
We warn the church, naming by name the one to beware of, when God shows us the evil in the church. We do not protect the evil doer and allow him to continue to be held in esteem. He is exposed before all the church when he does his evil in the church.
God showed me this by the example given in the Bible of Paul dealing with Alexander the coppersmith.
There are many times I've been taken to the end of Paul's epistles to be shown what to do in the church. These words of salutation, naming people from centuries ago, seem meaningless to us today, but God put them into the Bible.
II Tim. 3 ...16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.