He went up the mountain and called to him those whom he wanted, and they came to him. And he appointed twelve, whom he also named apostles, to be with him, and to be sent out to proclaim the message, and to have authority to cast out demons. So he appointed the twelve: Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter); James son of Zebedee and John the brother of James (to whom he gave the name Boanerges, that is, Sons of Thunder); and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Cananaean, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him. (Mark 3:13-19, NRSV)
The 12 disciples. Or Apostles…
So Jesus appointed 12… Named here in Mark and 12 others in other gospels…
Which is interesting. We talk about the 12 disciples, but the list of names are different depending on where your list comes from. So how many disciples or apsotles were there?
Well given the actual meaning of the two words, there are as many as there are followers of Jesus.
You see disciple is learner and apostle is sent one.
All of us are sitting at the feet of Jesus learning and all of us are sent to show forth His love.
So go as a learner and one to tell of His love!
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