#New Testament apostles

[bvthomas]

Signs of a True Apostle According to the Bible

Signs of a True Apostle According to the Bible Introduction: Understanding Apostleship in the Bible We are living in a time when almost every minister, whether pastoring a church, possessing the gift of prophecy, or engaging in gospel work, labels themselves as apostles. This trend is both absurd and belittling to the true office of an apostle. Apostleship, as defined in the Bible, is a unique…

[artandthebible]

The Apostle Paul

Artist: Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)

Date: 1657

Medium: Oil on Canvas

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, United States

OVERVIEW

Throughout his life Rembrandt was fascinated by the apostle Paul, perhaps because Paul’s writings were the most important source for Reformation theology, or perhaps because he personified the Christian ideal of grace received independently of merit. Sitting at a table in his prison cell, the apostle ponders the words he is about to write in the epistle that lies before him. The solemn expression of Paul’s strong features underscores the depth of his belief and sense of purpose in his mission to spread Christianity to the heathens. The sword visible above the book is as much the "sword of the Spirit," the term he used to describe the word of God in his letter to the Ephesians, as it is the symbol of his military prowess before his conversion and the sign of his eventual beheading and martyrdom. The gentle light that illuminates Paul’s head, hand, and epistle has no defined point of origin. By depicting Paul at half length rather than full length, Rembrandt has brought the viewer closer to the figure of the saint, whose intensity of expression is keenly felt.

[lionofchaeronea]

Title: The Baptism of the Eunuch Artist: Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669) Date: 1626 Genre: religious art Period: Dutch Golden Age Medium: oil on panel Dimensions: 64 cm (25 in) high x 47.5 cm (18.7 in) wide Location: Museum Catharijneconvent, Utrecht, Netherlands

[ghostsmp3]

there's just something about john vs judas. the beloved vs the betrayer. the witness vs the instigator. the insider vs the outsider. the hug vs the kiss. being the last to die vs the first. graced by god vs praised be god.

[laertesoaj]

Apostle Thomas (I gave up on his hands my bad)

[altchristian]

DNI: Anti-religion, ableist or nsfw

1 Corinthians 6:12

12 “I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial. “I have the right to do anything”—but I will not be mastered by anything.

Let us dwell in Christ alone for He whom redeemed us also creates a new identity for those who are born again.

2 Corinthians 5:14-17

14��For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. 15 And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again. 16 So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer. 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! 

[portraitsofsaints]

Saint Bartholomew the Apostle

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Saint Bartholomew, one of the twelve Apostles, was introduced by St. Philip to Jesus, who said “Behold, an Israelite in whom there is no guile.” (John1:43-51) His name means “son of Tolomai” and he preached the Gospel in India, Mesopotamia, and Armenia. St. Bartholomew was martyred by being flayed and beheaded. His relics are in Rome, Sicily, and Benevento, Italy, Frankfurt, Germany and Canterbury, England.

Prints, plaques & holy cards available for purchase here: (website)

[mybeautifulchristianjourney]

The Resurrection of Jesus

1 But on the first day of the week, at dawn, they came to the place where his body had been put, taking the spices which they had got ready. 2 And they saw that the stone had been rolled away. 3 And they went in, but the body of the Lord Jesus was not there. 4 And while they were in doubt about it, they saw two men in shining clothing by them: 5 And while their faces were bent down to the earth in fear, these said to them, Why are you looking for the living among the dead? 6 He is not here, he has come back to life: have in mind what he said to you when he was still in Galilee, saying, 7 The Son of man will be given up into the hands of evil-doers, and be put to death on the cross, and on the third day he will come back to life. 8 And his words came back into their minds, 9 And they went away from that place and gave an account of all these things to the eleven disciples and all the others. 10 Now they were Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary, the mother of James: and the other women with them said these things to the Apostles. 11 But these words seemed foolish to them, and they had no belief in them. 12 But Peter got up and went to the place where the body had been put, and looking in he saw nothing but the linen cloths, and he went to his house full of wonder at what had taken place. — Luke 24:1-12 | Bible in Basic English (BBE) The Bible in Basic English is in the public domain. Cross References: Matthew 16:21; Matthew 17:22; Matthew 27:56; Matthew 28:1-2; Mark 6:30; Mark 9:30; Mark 16:1; Mark 16:11; Mark 16:13-14; Luke 2:9; Luke 7:13; Luke 24:1; Luke 24:3; Luke 24:8,9 and 10; John 2:22; John 19:40; John 20:3; Acts 1:21; Acts 2:24; Galatians 2:15; Revelation 1:18

[kemetic-dreams]

Was Christ a common name around the time the Bible was written?

No, because “Christ” is not a name; it is a title. It comes from the Ancient Greek word χριστός (chrīstós), which means “anointed one.” The Greek word comes from the verb χρίω (chrī́ō), which means “to anoint.” The word in Greek is used in the New Testament as a calque of the Hebrew word מָשִׁיחַ‎ (māšîaḥ), which also means “anointed one.” Neither of these words were names; they are both, in fact, titles. Nonetheless, because Jesus is so often referred to in the English-speaking world as “Jesus Christ,” many people have come to incorrectly believe that “Christ” is Jesus’s last name.

Ironically, although Christ was certainly not a common name in Jesus’s time—or even a name at all—Jesus actually was an extremely common name. The name Jesus is an Anglicization of the Latin name Iesus, which is a Latinization of the Greek name Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûs), which is a Hellenization of Jesus’s original name in Aramaic ישוע (Yēšū́aʿ).

Yēšū́aʿ was an extremely common name for Jewish men in the early first century AD. Indeed, Jesus of Nazareth is not even the only person by that name who is mentioned in the New Testament. Other notable Jesuses mentioned in the New Testament include Jesus Barabbas in the gospels and Jesus Justus in the Book of the Acts of the Apostles.

[toastinthegrass]

- How did you get here? - I went to the parish, and they directed me. - You found it so easily. - I`m good at that.

[dolokhoded]

(coming out of the tomb three days later covered in blood sweat and tears) never doubt the power of friendship

[artandthebible]

The Miracles of Saint James the Greater

Artist: Noël Nicolas Coypel (French, 1690–1734)

Date: 1726

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Description

Noël Nicolas Coypel combined two stories associated with Saint James the Greater, one of the twelve apostles of Christ. In the foreground is the magician Hermogenes, begging forgiveness. Hermogenes had cast a spell on James, but the saint turned the curse back on him. When James offered to protect Hermogenes against the demons assaulting him, the magician cast aside his pagan texts in favor of Christianity. James also miraculously cured a paralytic man (in the middle ground at right), thereby averting his own execution and causing the prosecutor to convert. Although this painting is relatively small, the clear composition, grand architectural setting, and dignified and expressive poses of the figures endow it with monumental presence.

[doeofdevotion]

Yes yes Problems with Paul, but remember when he wrote this in his letter to the Corinthians

But some of you, thinking that I am not coming to you, have become arrogant. But I will come to you soon, if the Lord wills, and I will find out not the talk of these arrogant people but their power. For the kingdom of God depends not on talk but on power. What would you prefer? Am I to come to you with a stick or with love in a spirit of gentleness?

1 Corinthians 4:18-21

‭Literally:

🎶 I heard that you were talking shit and you didn’t think that I would hear it 🍌

Do you bite or are you all bark?? The “bitch” here is silent but we see it.

What would you prefer? Violence? Are you going to choose violence?!

Paul was mad as hell writing this letter omfg

[forsakenbythenarrative]

the phrase 'god-given name' is so funny to me because it's often used to refer to your name from birth but let me tell you about all the people in the bible who were given names by God and how many of those names were NOT the one they were born with

[clever-dana]

What if....they were in the modern world?

Just hear me out- (proceeds to not elaborate)

[northemoonduringthenight]

"Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord”; and she told them that he had said these things to her"

Jn. 20:18

Artwork: Mary Magdalen announcing the Resurrection to the Apostles, St Albans Psalter, English, 1120–1145.