Prior to the Resurrection, the disciples did not fully understand who Jesus was. After His death, none of them believed that He would live again.It was only when they saw Him bodily and had his identity confirmed that they believed. What they witnessed turned them from fearful men hiding from the Jewish authorities into bold witnesses of what they had seen and who Jesus really was. Many of them would suffer greatly for sticking to their testimony.
In the Gospel of Luke, 13 - 53, two disciples of Jesus met, spoke and ate with him after his crucifixion and resurrection, then told others about the event. Jesus' followers believed the witnesses and so more readily believe in the resurrection themselves.
It was important because he was the son of god.
It was important because he was the son of god.
Jesus chose 12 disciples as his followers.
His disciples.
Why did Jesus call the disciples?Jesus called the disciples because He wanted followers. The disciples (Jesus' followers) set an example for people back in Biblical times. The disciples were very helpful (most of them anyways.)
Jesus' followers were his disciples. They were people who believed who Jesus was first, and chose to be loyal to him.
Jesus did not set up any organisation. He simply called the 12 to be his followers and to make them "fishers of men". They were "witnesses of his resurrection" (Acts 4.33)
The friend of JESUS is his FOLLOWERS ,BELIEVERS ,APOSTLES AND DISCIPLES .
There were 12 close followers.
Followers of Jesus. The Book of Acts says that after Jesus' resurrection, 120 of his followers met together in Jerusalem to pray before their baptism in the Holy Spirit. So, it's reasonable to assume that before Jesus' resurrection (when a lot of his followers scattered), there were probably a couple hundred people following him around. Of those, he chose 72 to send out on at least one occasion. The 12 Disciples that we usually think of were his "inner circle," his closest friends whom he taught in private, and whom were designated "apostles": Peter, John, James, Matthew, etc.
Followers of Jesus. The Book of Acts says that after Jesus' resurrection, 120 of his followers met together in Jerusalem to pray before their baptism in the Holy Spirit. So, it's reasonable to assume that before Jesus' resurrection (when a lot of his followers scattered), there were probably a couple hundred people following him around. Of those, he chose 72 to send out on at least one occasion. The 12 Disciples that we usually think of were his "inner circle," his closest friends whom he taught in private, and whom were designated "apostles": Peter, John, James, Matthew, etc.