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Barnabas took Paul and brought him to the apostles
The Apostles stressed that they must obey God rather than men and proclaimed the message of Jesus' resurrection before the religious council. They were bold in their faith and did not waver in their commitment to spreading the Gospel.
Resurrection is when something is brought back usually from death.
Jesus selected the group of 12 who became what was called his Disciples. After his death and resurrection, the 12 Disciples became the Apostles or founders of the churches.
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to spread the mission and good news of Jesus.
The great evidence of his resurrection was that he showed himself alive to his apostles; being alive, he showed himself and they saw him. After his resurrection he gave the disciples the commission to go and preach the gospel.
No, Mary of Bethany was not one of the apostles. She was a friend and follower of Jesus, commonly associated with her sister Martha and brother Lazarus. The apostles were the twelve chosen by Jesus to be his closest disciples and to spread his teachings after his death and resurrection.
Pentecost celebrates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles and followers of Jesus, as narrated in the New Testament. It is often considered the birthday of the Christian Church and is a day of celebration and reflection on the significance of the Holy Spirit in the life of believers.
AnswerThe apostles received the gift of the Holy Spirit on either of two occasions, depending on which source is used: In John's Gospel at 20:22, Jesus breathed on the ten apostles (with Thomas absent) and gave them the Holy Spirit in the upper room on the evening of his resurrection. Elaine Pagels says there is a thread of anti-Thomas sentiment in this Gospel, and this is demonstrated by the omission of Thomas.In Acts of the Apostles, the Holy Spirit descended on the apostles on the day of the Pentecost, more than forty days after the resurrection of Jesus.
The Apostle's Creed is a statement of beliefs used by several Christian denominations including Catholicism. The Acts of the Apostles is a book in the New Testament of the Bible. It is normally placed immediately after the four gospel books and follows the early ministry of the apostles after the resurrection of Jesus.