Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet
In John 21, Jesus spoke three times to Peter with the instruction, "Feed my sheep."
Then we read the following: This spake he (Jesus), signifying by what death he (Peter) should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow me. Jn. 21:19
Peter would lay down his own life each time he spoke the truth of God.
The same applies to us. Sharing truth from God causes us to become "a peculiar people"
for we show the praise of God when we share truth of God. And we are
different from other people who try only to exalt themselves. We exalt
God and honor God by telling HIS truth and by living God's way.
To this we are appointed as the church.
I Peter 2 ... 9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: 10
Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of
God:which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
11 Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims,
abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul; 12 Having your
conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against
you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold,
glorify God in the day of visitation.
Also we lay down our own lives and our own reputations when we speak of God and HIS way.
Thus like the apostle Paul, we die daily.