Who are the holy apostles?
Who are the holy apostles?
From the ancient Greek name of the ApostleTranslated as "envoy, ambassador". The Christian Church identifies the apostles in a separate rank of holiness. These people are the closest disciples of Jesus Christ.
In the work of his public ministry, JesusChrist chose his closest disciples. It is they who are called the Church holy apostles. Christ explained to the apostles the doctrine of God, revealed the main moral truths of Christianity. The apostles were with Christ during his miracles, and also in the main and most important moments of the life of Christ (with the exception of the resurrection). Sometimes Christ took with him three disciples as witnesses to his great miracles. So, for example, Peter, James and John witnessed the transfiguration of Jesus Christ, the resurrection of the daughter of Jairus.
Among the apostles there are 12 and 70 people. The first to be apostleship were Andrew the First-Called, Peter, John, James Zebedee, Matthew, Philip, Bartholomew, Simon the Zealot, Thomas, Jacob Alfeyev, Thaddeus (Judas Jacob), Matthew. They are called apostles of twelve.
More than 70 apostles were later chosen by Christ.
The main task of the holy apostles wasThe spread of the Christian faith on earth. The apostles were entrusted with the power to resolve a person from their sins, and also baptize nations in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Some apostles wrote sacred texts,Included in the books of the New Testament. So the apostles Matthew, Luke, Mark and John wrote the gospels, so they are called evangelists. Luke and Mark were from among the 70 apostles. In addition, in the New Testament you can find the messages of the holy apostles Peter, James, John the Theologian, Judas James and the Apostle Paul, as well as the book of the Acts of the Holy Apostles for the authorship of the Evangelist Luke.
The Apostle Paul is a separate greatpersonality. He was not a witness to the miracles of Christ. Originally was a persecutor of Christianity. Only after the conversion Saul (Paul) became one of the most zealous preachers of Christianity.
The Holy Apostles received authority from God to healPeople, cast out demons, do other miracles. Many of them have ended their earthly life with martyrdom. Among the 12 apostles, it is known that only John the Theologian and the apostle Judas did not die because of torment. However, they for their lives underwent persecution for the confession of the Christian faith.
