CHAPTER 4 PART 4
Good morning boys!
Let's start our day with a prayer:
God our Merciful Father,
Help me to be pure in my life by imitating your Son Jesus Christ.
In whatever I do help me
to keep in mind the difference between holy and unholy behaviour.
Forgive my sins and make me clean again.
Amen
Let's start by doing a quick recap of our chapter and watch this interesting video where:
Jesus calls for his disciples! Here is a story from Book of Mathew and Book of Mark, of how Jesus called on fisherman Simon, his brother Peter to be his disciples by the river of Galilee. 👇👇
So, today we will try to understand:
What Is the Difference Between the 12 Disciples and the 12 Apostles?
The 12 disciples that are listed in Scripture are: Peter, James, John, Andrew, Nathanael (Bartholomew), James (son of Alphaeus), Judas, Thaddeus (Jude), Matthew, Philip, Simon and Thomas. These same men became the 12 initial apostles. There were many more disciples referenced within Scripture who were not considered to be apostles. In that sense, all apostles are disciples, but not all disciples are apostles.
We are all called to become disciples of Jesus Christ, to become followers of Him and to walk in God's Way.
As you read through the gospel accounts recorded in the New Testament, you see the men who followed Jesus Christ referred to in a couple of different ways. They are specifically called “the 12 disciples” in some locations, and “the 12 apostles” in other locations.
So which is it? Were they disciples or were they apostles?
…well, they were both.
When Jesus Christ initially called His disciples to Him (Matthew 4:19; Luke 5:27; John 1:43), He called them into a discipleship relationship. He was teaching them His ways, and helping to instruct them in what God expected of them.
As time went on, however, and they began to understand more of God’s Way, it became time to send them out as messengers to take the gospel to the world.
In Luke 9:1, Christ calls His disciples together and gives them authority over the spirit world, and the authority to heal diseases, and then sends them out to preach the good news (“gospel”) and to heal the sick.
So when the disciples were called to Christ in Matthew 10 and Luke 9, and given specific objectives to go out and preach the gospel to the world, they became apostolos, or apostles—in addition to being disciples.
The 12 disciples that are listed in Scripture are: Peter, James, John, Andrew, Nathanael (Bartholomew), James (son of Alphaeus), Judas, Thaddeus (Jude), Matthew, Philip, Simon and Thomas. These same men became the 12 initial apostles. There were many more disciples referenced within Scripture who were not considered to be apostles. In that sense, all apostles are disciples, but not all disciples are apostles.
We are all called to become disciples of Jesus Christ, to become followers of Him and to walk in God’s Way. The transformation that comes from yielding ourselves and living His way should mirror the kind of transformation that we see in the lives of the disciples and apostles throughout scripture.
Let's watch and sing along with this peppy prayer song and end our class for today!
That's all for today boys! No written work just read and understand the blog well.
Take care and stay safe! 😊
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