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John the Apostle's mission was to spread the gospel to the nations. He was the author of four books of the New Testament of the Bible. He is known as the "Beloved Disciple" because of his love for Jesus.
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The Apostle John is believed to have been a fisherman before he became one of Jesus's disciples. After Jesus's death, he spread the teachings of Christianity and is traditionally considered the author of the Gospel of John, three epistles, and the Book of Revelation in The Bible.
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∙ 13y agoJohn did not wake up one morning and say "Hey! I want to be an apostle!" because all the Apostles were personally chosen by Jesus Christ:-
Joh 15:16 (MKJV)You have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you and ordained you that you should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain; that whatever you shall ask of the Father in My name, He may give it to you.
"Smith's Bible Dictionary" in the article "Apostle" defines an Apostle (or "one sent forth") furthur:-
Apostle. (one sent forth). In the New Testament, originally the official name of those twelve of the disciples whom Jesus chose to send forth first to preach the gospel and to be with him during the course of his ministry on earth. The word also appears to have been used in a non-official sense to designate a much wider circle of Christian messengers and teachers. See 2Co_8:23; Phi_2:25. It is only of those who were officially designated apostles that we treat in the article. Their names are given in Mat_10:2-4, and Christ's charge to them in the rest of the chapter.
Their office. --
(1) The original qualification of an apostle, as stated by St. Peter on the occasion of electing a successor to the traitor Judas, was that he should have been personally acquainted with the whole ministerial course of our Lord from his baptism by John till the day when he was taken up into heaven.
(2) They were chosen by Christ himself.
(3) They had the power of working miracles.
(4) They were inspired. Joh_16:13.
(5) Their world seems to have been pre-eminently that of founding the churches and upholding them by supernatural power specially bestowed for that purpose.
(6) The office ceased, a matter of course, with its first holders-all continuation of it, from the very condition of its existence (Compare 1Co_9:1), being impossible.
Early history and training.
-- The apostles were from the lower ranks of life, simple and uneducated; some of them were related to Jesus according to the flesh; some had previously been disciples of John the Baptist. Our Lord chose them early in his public career. .....
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∙ 9y agoJohn the apostle took Mary home with him after Jesus died. While Jesus was on the cross, he told John to behold his mother, and told Mary to behold her son.
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∙ 13y agoJohn's father,Zebedee, had a thriving fishing business, where John worked with Simon. (Mark 1:19, 20; Luke 5:9, 10)
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Did Lazarus write the Gospel of John?
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What was Saint James the Greater's occupation?
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It is thought that John was in his late teens when he became an apostle.
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There is no apostle named John Paul. There is an apostle named John and another apostle named Paul.
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The apostle John.
Who were the parents of Saint John the Apostle?
Zebedee and Salome are said to be the parents of St. John the Apostle.
Who is the apostle of the new testament book of revelation?
The apostle john
What is John cabots occupation?
John Cabot's occupation is the military.
Who in the world is John?
John is an apostle in the bible!
What RACE was apostle John?
John was a jew.
Why is Saint John called the 'teenage apostle'?
It is thought that John was still a teenager when he joined Our Lord as an apostle.
