Apostles are apostles not because they are perfect, but because they have met God’s standards of holiness and humility. I am aware that many believers will feel it is inappropriate to state that apostles are holy. This is probably because they have been taught that no human being can be “holy” in this life—including apostles. Martin Luther and John Calvin, the great theologians of the Reformation, taught that believers should strive for holiness and improve in holiness as time