Apostles and Disciples

[Annemariels]

The Apostles were Jesus’ closest disciples, correct? And they were given the name Apostles as an honorary title, to single them out - kind of like how a priest can be given the title Monsisnor?

Also, is it correct that they were all called disciples until pentecost when they were officially were named the Apostles?

All the Apostles were disciples, but not all disciples were Apostles?

 

[IReichert2694]

the name apostal means “one who is sent”
i think that Jesus called them apostals because they were chosen by him to be sent to carry on the mission of the church.

I have no idea if the apostals were called apostals before pentecost

yes, the apostals were disciples, but not all the disciples were apostals.
just like today, the bishops (successors of the apostals) are followers of the church, but not all the followers of the church are bishops.

Hope this helps, God bless

 

[Verbum]

Make that* apostles.*

 

[Spencerian]

The Apostles were Jesus’ closest disciples, correct? And they were given the name Apostles as an honorary title, to single them out - kind of like how a priest can be given the title Monsisnor?

Also, is it correct that they were all called disciples until pentecost when they were officially were named the Apostles?

All the Apostles were disciples, but not all disciples were Apostles?

Hi.

Great question.

Based on the Catholic Encyclopedia and information from Catholic.com:

An Apostle is one of the select disciples who were ordained by Christ Himself. Thus, the Apostles are the first bishops. The Apostles possess the Sacrament of Holy Orders (which allows them to create bishops or priests or deacons).

Apostles differ from bishops in that:

• The Apostles were eyewitnesses of Christ’s direct work on Earth (New Testament)
• The Apostles were ordained by Christ Himself (“What sins you forgive are forgiven…”)
• The Apostles were eyewitnesses to the Resurrection (Paul saw Christ elsewhere, but he did see the Lord)
• The Apostles were definitively given the gift of miracles from the Holy Spirit (The Book of Acts shows the Apostles performing many miracles)
• The Apostles, because of their need to spread the word of God, were not limited to territories or nations as bishops are today (Acts documents many travels of all Apostles)
• Every Apostle, if they so chose, were granted the gift of infallibility in teachings through the Holy Spirit (Today, only the Pope exercises this ability as the successor of Peter)

Disciples were followers of Christ, but they were not necessarily Apostles or bishops, priests or deacons.

With the death of the last Apostle, John, the era of the Apostle and further *public *relevation from God concluded (but does not necessarily cease, through certain Church-recognized *private *revelations, such as Fatima).

 

[Nita]

Luke 6:13 And when it was day, **he called his disciples, and chose from them twelve, whom he named apostles; **6:14 Simon, whom he named Peter, and Andrew his brother, and James and John, and Philip, and Bartholomew, 6:15 and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called the Zealot, 6:16 and Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.

 

[Joe_Kelley]

the name apostle means “one who is sent”
i think that Jesus called them apostles because they were chosen by him to be sent to carry on the mission of the church.

I have no idea if the apostle were called apostles before pentecost
. .

Agree, I have always regarded disciples as those who came to learn, and apostles as those who were sent to teach.