What was the fate of the 13 apostles of Christ? where did they preach? Can we read their sayings somewhere?
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The 12 Apostles were the first bishops. They began ordaining more to become bishops, priests, and deacons. John was the only apostle of the 12 that was not martyred. Paul was not of the original 12, but he became an apostle and was martyred, he was beheaded. \n\nHere is what someone provided me with when I asked a similar question:\nhttp://www.icnc.org/scratchpad/a133.htm
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These words of Christ are found at Matthew 5:14-15.  He spoke them to his disciples.  They had a weighty responsibility.  They could not keep the wonderful truths they had learned to themselves - under a basket as it were.  They had to live the truth he had taught them every single day - shining as examples to others.  But more than that, they were commanded by him to go and make more disciples, teaching them the same thing.  \n\nIt meant they were to be faithful and zealous witnesses of him throughout the world even as he commanded at Acts 1:6-8.\n\nHannah
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This is a complex question, but all of them continued preaching the gospel and believing in what Jesus had taught them.Thomas,the one who doubted Jesus was forgiven and went on with his teachings, Judas, the one who betrayed Jesus by turning Him over to the Jews, went crazy and hanged himself, Paul went on to preach to all the nations and tribes around Judea and pastored four churches ( read your Bible), the rest kept their faith and continued to preach and teach the remainder of their lives. You need to watch the movie "Passion of the Christ" Keep exploring the Bible.
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By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”  John 13:35\n\nJesus (and later the apostles) worked miracles in order to prove that what they were saying was of God. \n\nToday we have our love for each other (and for the lost) to prove that we are of Him.\n\nIt doesn't matter how much we know or what great technique we have for sharing it, if we don't love each other.  If we can't show His love to the world, we cannot reach them.
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You should continue reading the book. But I thought your question was sincere. You are saying that the martyrs were twisted and un-enlightened. That is your opinion.\nThe same people that killed the Martyrs were saying "Where is your God to save you". They said that to Jesus too. \nThe Martyrs weren't necessarily "willing" to be killed. But they were very very aware that they would be with the Lord in heaven. \nMartyrdom was a way to proove how strongly they believed.\nIn the Roman Empire everyone was pressured to worship the Ceasar. Nobody really believed he was a god, but they all went along with that to avoid getting killed. How much more convincing would it be that Jesus is real, and that what the Christians believed is real if they were willing to die for what they believe in?\nIf they weren't willing to die, then Christianity was just like any other fad religion that was happening. At that time in history it was crucial that Christians show the importance of what they believe. That's why Paul was willing to appeal to Ceasar in Rome knowing that he would be killed by Caeser. He had an opportunity to escape, but he felt his whole purpose in appealing was to see Nero at any cost. He was beheaded. How strong of a message is that that someone is willing to die for it?\nIf they didn't really believe, they wouldn'd die for it.  \nAnd to the Christians death meant nothing, because they knew that they would be ressurected. You are seeing the picture from your own world view. God doesn't see it that way. He has a plan that has to do with eternity, not our short lived lives. We only live just a short time compared to eternity. Which is more important? Eternity, or just a number of years which are uncertain?\nWhy would God need to save them? He already did save them.
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Twelve chosen by Jesus near the beginning of his ministry, those whom also He named Apostles, were:\n\nSimon called Peter (Grk. petros, petra; Aram. kēf; Engl. rock) by Jesus, also known as Simon bar Jonah and Simon bar Jochanan (Aram.) and earlier (Pauline Epistles were written first) Cephas (Aram.) by Paul of Tarsus and Simon Peter, a fisherman from Bethsaida "of Galilee" (John 1:44; cf. 12:21) \nAndrew brother of Peter, a Bethsaida fisherman and disciple of John the Baptist, and also the First-Called Apostle \nJames ("the Great") and \nJohn, sons of Zebedee, called by Jesus Boanerges (an Aramaic name explained in Mk 3:17 as "Sons of Thunder") \nPhilip from Bethsaida "of Galilee" (John 1:44, 12:21) \nBartholomew, in Aramaic "bar-Talemai?", "son of Talemai" or from Ptolemais \nThomas, also known as Judas Thomas Didymus - Aramaic T'oma' = twin, and Greek Didymous = twin \nJames ("the Less") and \nMatthew the tax collector, sometimes identified with Levi, sons of Alphaeus \nSimon the Canaanite, called in Luke and Acts "Simon the Zealot" \nJudas Iscariot name Iscariot may refer to the Judaean towns of Kerioth or to the sicarii (Jewish nationalist insurrectionists), or to Issachar; he was replaced as an apostle in Acts by Matthias \nThe identity of the other apostle of the twelve varies between the Synoptic Gospels and also between ancient manuscripts of each gospel:\n\nMark names him as Thaddaeus \nSome manuscripts of Matthew also identify him as Thaddeus \nSome manuscripts of Matthew name him as Lebbaeus \nSome manuscripts of Matthew name him as Judas the Zealot \nLuke names him as Judas, son of James \nThe Gospel of John, unlike the Synoptic Gospels, does not offer a formal list of apostles, nor does the author even state their number. However, the following eight apostles are identified in the fourth Gospel account:\n\nPeter \nAndrew (identified as Peter's brother) \nthe sons of Zebedee \nPhilip \nNathanael \nThomas (identified as also being called Judas and Didymus (John 20:24)) \nJudas Iscariot \nThe individual that the Gospel of John names as Nathanael is traditionally identified as the same person that the Synoptic Gospels call Bartholomew, and most would agree that the sons of Zebedee is likely to be a reference to James and John. Noticably missing from the Gospel of John are James "the less", Matthew, and Simon the Canaanite/Zealot. James "the less" was, according to the Book of Acts, the leader of the Jerusalem church, and Matthew is noticably the most Jewish of the Gospels, and it may be the case that the author of John deliberately left out these two figures for a motive opposed to Jewish Christianity. By the second century, the presence of two Simons in the list of the Synoptic Gospels allowed a case to be made for Simon Magus being the other of the Simons, and hence one of the twelve apostles; and it may have been for this reason that John left the other Simon out
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I have no clue.  I don't read the gospel.  It never was his gospel, anyway.   Where is this Gospel of Jesus?
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"Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful. And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near."  Hebrews 10:23-25 \n\n"Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them."  Matthew 18:19-20 \n\n"And when they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and continued to speak the word of God with boldness. Now the full number of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one said that any of the things that belonged to him was his own, but they had everything in common. And with great power the apostles were giving their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all."  Acts 4:31-33
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Hi, there was a time span between the Ascension of the Lord into heaven and the Roman murdering of the Christians in the coliseum so these Christians may not have seen Jesus directly, but how powerful was their faith in the Teaching of the Apostles to have gone so willingly to their death, and don`t forget that the Apostles willingly gave their lives too for Jesus and still modern people doubt the reality of the living Christ.
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First off nowhere in the scripture does it say that it went out with the disciples or apostles. Secondly if you are a child of GOD you are a disciple of CHRIST...So as long there are children of GOD there are disciples. Thirdly it says unknown tongue, if Peter would have spoke in a foreign language only the person of that tribe or nationality would have understood. Uknown tongue is exactly what it means a tongue that can not be learned or taught, but only by the Holy Spirit...Why cant we take the word for what it says. Lastly the NIV version is hypocritical because they take alot of the important scriptures out. The Bible says to not take away or add to. For example John 5:1-5 which is talking about the pool of Bethesda in the KJV it goes in order from verse 1-2-3-4-5 ETC... But in the NIV it goes 1-2-3- oops 5 where is verse 4, hmmm want me to show you what verse 4 says "For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had." So basically the NIV is taking the power of GOD completely out of the picture. Tell me again why is the KJV wrong...Seems to me the KJV is right and the NIV is wrong....
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Hello axeman.. :)\n\nYes, they can be blotted out of the Book of Life..\n\nPhilippians 4\n\nRejoice in the Lord\n \n1  Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved.\n \n2  ¶ I beseech Eu-o'di-as, and beseech Syn'tyche, that they be of the same mind in the Lord.\n \n3  And I entreat thee also, true yokefellow, help those women which labored with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and with other my fellow laborers, whose names are in the book of life.\n\n===========================================================\n\nRevelation 3\n\n2  Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God.\n \n3  Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee. \n \n4  Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy.\n \n5  He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels. \n \n6  He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.\n\n===========================================================\n\nThe above scripture says Yes..He can and He will blot our name from the Book of Life..if we do not trust in Him with all of our Hearts..\n\nIn Jesus Most Precious Name..\nWith Love..In Christ..
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Those who are still following the Mosaic Law and depend on them for salvation.  \n\n* * * Galatians 3:10-14 - "For all those who depend upon works of law are under a curse...Moreover, that by law no one is declared righteous with God is evident, because 'the righteous one will live by reason of faith.'...Christ by purchase released us from the curse of the Law by becoming a curse instead of us, because it is written: 'Accursed is every man hanged upon a stake.'"\n\nAlso, Paul writes that anyone who declares anything beyond what he and the other apostles taught.  So today, that would be anyone who teaches something not from the Bible and yet claims that it is scriptural. \n\n* * * Galations 1:8,9 - "Even if we or an angel out of heaven were to declare to you as good news something beyond what we declared to you as good news, let him be accursed.  As we have said above, I also now say again, Whoever it is that is declaring to you as good news something beyond what you accepted, let him be accursed."
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No he does not, that is why when one of his disciples was walking along the road and someone was reading Scripture and the Lord told him to hurry to catch up with the guy and the Apostle asked the guy what he was reading and the guy told him but, asked the explanation of it the Apostle then explained it. This is to show us that we need his church to interpret it correctly. I mean look at all the varying interpretations here on this site
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There are definitely apostles in the world today.\n\nThere is something that is called "Five-Fold Ministry".  This comes from the scripture Ephesians 4:11:\n\n"He [Christ] is the one who gave these gifts to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers."\n\nThese gifts are still going today.  These gifts of ministry are meant to work together in the body of Christ.  So there cannot just be pastors, teachers, & evangelists, but not prophets & apostles.  You know what I mean?  Where would the body of Christ be if these certain gifts didn't still exist??  The people would be in lots of trouble.  These 5 gifts of ministry are meant to:\n\n"...equip God's people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ, until we come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God's Son that we will be mature and full grown in the Lord, measuring up to the full stature of Christ." (Eph. 4:12-13)\n\nIt would probably help you out even more if you read these scriptures in context.  Read Eph. 4:7-16.  I hope this helps you out... :)
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Huh? Who is Jesus? Do you mean that jewish rabbi Jeshu that the greek christians renamed Jesus and claimed him as their God in the flesh? Didn't he already come back once? How many lives does that guy get any way? The last event would probably be "WORLD-WIDE PANIC"
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I have been saying, for years, that modern Christians follow Paul, not Jesus. The Christian New Testament is in large degree a Paulist document. The books that were accepted as worthy of inclusion were chosen by religious leaders long after the time of Christ at the request of Constantine. It was his desire to make Christianism the Roman state religion. It needed to be something that was very structured so as to give control over the masses. Paul's writtings afforded them the opportunity to do that, which is why they were picked. Anyone interested in a good look at the REAL Jesus and what HE taught, as opposed to Paul, should read the Lost Gospel of Thomas. Its easy to find, just do a web search. Funny thing about that book ... Jesus was married, spoke in ways that are foriegn to many now days, and comes off looking much more like the Jesus presented by Muslim scholars and also modern Gnostics. Its also dated, as a translation of an earlier work, to 60 C.E. which makes it older than 60 C.E. and very close to the life of Jesus. Its also older than most of Paul's works. And that married part? Makes it a little hard to let that pass as a fact and still enjoin celebacy on priests, monks, and nuns by way of example, don't you think? There goes the control over a cheap source of church labor. Another funny thing that lends credence to the Gospel of Thomas is that almost every quote in it can be found in the current Christian New Testament. But the OTHERS, the ones that are left out, make all the difference in the world. Paul was who and what he was. That's between Paul and Deity. But I don't think he was an Apostle, and I don't think he spoke for true Christianity. But, hey, Thomas did a good job. ;-) ~ Peace and Blessings ~ (Just an added thought ... Luke wrote the Book of Acts.He wasn't an Apostle, he probably never knew Jesus, he came on the scene latter. He worked and traveled with Paul. Realistically, where do you think he got his information. Who gave Luke input?)
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Let me provide you two answers.  First, the question is unanswerable if you mean the apostles.  The apostles could have been great frauds, that possibility must always be admitted by a Christian.\n\nOn the other hand, lets look at some weak evidences.\n\nFirst, the faith of the apostles created the largest demographic group on Earth.  There are more people claiming memebership in a Christian Church than any single group on Earth.  For a fraud, it is very successful.  It could be profound mind control, but that is simply ignoring two millenia of writings and an extraordinary historical diversity.\n\nSecond, when the early Fathers were choosing Gospels one of the reasons they left out many of the competing books was that they provided "proof" of Jesus' resurrection.  The orthodox books, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, all have empty tombs, mixed accounts and to some extent unclear messages. (I can hear the screams now that it is clear, but you can find 46 impossible contradictions between them that if one element is true, then another Gospel must be false)  Still, that was part of the decision making.  You had faith in the Church and its proclaimation or you did not.\n\nThird, while the Church has spent two millenia finding new ways to tarnish Christ's name, it is really still proclaiming the same message as it was left.  The Catholics, Orthodox, Oriental and Coptic Churches all have maintained the apostolic succession that began in Acts 1:46.  The group of apostolic successors still lead the old Churches.  While all apostolic successors are sinners like the rest of us, it is clear from both the Gospels, Acts and the letters as well as the early letters from Christians who were ordained by the apostles, that the leadership is supposed to be in the hands of these apostolic successors.  The amazing thing about their leadership however is that it does not put them in charge, it puts us all in charge.  Their role is to make sure the message is not distorted, our role is to proclaim it and to accept correction when we are wrong.  The entirety of the apostolic message was handed on in the scriptures, in hymns, in the ancient services (which are still in use by the way), in writings and in stories.  It is available to any who wish to read, hear or sing them.  You cannot control what you widely proclaim.  Only the most naive can be controlled or the most powerless.  \n\nNow I do think there is a lot of Christians following a message that would have infuriated the early Christians and you can see that in the TV preachers especially.\n\nHas Christianity been used to influence or push the populace, absolutely, but every widely held concept has been used for that purpose.  That is the entire reason for politics.  It has nothing to do with religion or philosophy, that has to do with power.\n\nWhether it is the Tsar claiming divine right or the President of the United States claiming to act in the name of Freedom, the divine gift, it is always used by politicians.