Because the people were known as "posessed by the devil or spirits" Also people with lepracy, or a common prostitute.
So generally the outcasts of society at that time.
You could argue that Jesus blessed everyone?
Remember Jesus chose all of his disciples at the same time I think so.Okay God Bless You.
Jesus' followers were his disciples. They were people who believed who Jesus was first, and chose to be loyal to him.
God chose Jesus to be the father of his people. He didn't chose Joseph because God is Jesus' true father, not Joseph. Mary is the mother of His people and Jesus and God are the father of all people.If the children of Irsael are God's people then God chose Abraham to be the father of His people.If Christians are God's people then God is their Father.
He didn't; the people who chose to follow Jesus named themselves Christians :)
Jesus allowed anyone and everyone to follow him. The ones he actually chose were tax collectors and fishermen. This is amazing because Jesus the LORD of heaven and earth chose some of the most lowly and hated people of this culture to be his disciples.
He calls Simon and Andrew “fishers of men” because, to me, they were ordinary people that could connect with the masses while simultaneously following the Gospel. Fishermen had traits that Jesus valued in his disciples. He chose disciples that were willing to learn. He chose disciples that were patient and determined.
Jesus chose 12 disciples as his followers.
Jesus spent the whole night in prayer to God, before he chose his apostles. The book of Luke records this.
There is no mention in the Bible that any of Jesus' twelve disciples were lawyers. The disciples chosen by Jesus were primarily fishermen, a tax collector, and tradesmen.
Christian Anarchists follow Jesus' teachings, there are a few others as well but I can't think of them off the top of my head. However, Jesus was not a commander, dictator or strict parent and so did not demand that people "obeyed" him. Rather people chose to follow Jesus if they believed in his teachings.
The people of Israel. When Pilot offered them the choice to either let Jesus or Barabbas free, they chose Barabbas. Then when Pilot asked what he should do with Jesus, they yelled, "Crucify him!"
I think it says that God comes to everyone. The prequisites that God uses to chose his followers is the opposite of how this world choses it's.