Disciples.
A disciple is a person who has been taught or trained - follows a teaching.
The word is used for the followers of JOhn the Baptist:
Mat 9:14 Then the disciples of John came to Him, saying, "Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but Your disciples do not fast?"
And the followers of Jesus
Luk 6:17 And He came down with them and stood on a level place with a crowd of His disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and from the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear Him and be healed of their diseases,
Jesus had a special group of twelve disciples:
Mat 10:1 And when He had called His twelve disciples to Him, He gave them power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease.
A christian IS a follower, of Jesus. it's not "a christian's follower" it's a christian follower (of jesus).
Yes James the follower of Jesus was a jew.
No, the people of Antioch called the early believers Christians because the word "Christian" means "follower of Christ", which is what Christians are.
No the early people who followed Jesus were called followers, they changed it later on.
How your family can contribute to the growth of each member as a true follower of jesus
He played a leading role in the early church at Jerusalem. John was the son of Zebedee, a Galilean fisherman, and Salome. John and his brother St. James were among the first disciples called by Jesus.
he was a follower of jesus, he was the son of zebedee, he had a brother, that was also a follower, of christ, he chop off the ear of jesus accuser, he walk on water.
Christian.
follower of Jesus Christ
Jesus had two disciples called Judas. One was Judas Iscariot, the other was just called Judas. Judas Iscariot is not known as Jesus brother, actually, he was the follower of Jesus that betrayed him to the Pharisees.
Some think the heathen population may have nicknamed them Christians out of jest or scorn, but The Bible shows that it was a God-given name; they "were by divine providence called Christians." (Acts 11:26)
was called the Messiah.