Apelles in the Bible — Hidden Meaning & Symbolism

called; set apart. A Christian friend of Paul's at Rome, whom Paul wrote of as being"the approved in Christ" (Rom. 16:10). Meta. That in man which follows the inner leading of Spirit onward and upward (called, set apart) to the exclusion of lesser, sense promptings and desires. This brings about a realization of the approval of the inner Christ:"The Father approves of what I do."