APOSTLES
“Truly the signs of an apostle
were accomplished among you with all perseverance, in signs and wonders and
mighty deeds” (2 Cor.12: 12).
This page is dedicated to the
Apostles of Christ. Many of them about whom you may now read here have already
entered glory.
Even now, there are apostles in our midst whom
we may not recognize. An apostle is one
who is appointed by God, in the first place, in the body of Christ (I Cor.12:
28) and who is being sent by God on a mission of preaching the glorious gospel
to the lost souls in places where Christ is not named and of establishing
churches in such places; they ordain ministers and elders in the churches (2
Cor.10: 16 & Acts 16:4-5). They also
confirm the souls of the disciples and exhort them to continue in the faith
(Acts 14:22). They visit the people in those places where they have
already preached the gospel to see how they are growing in the faith. (Acts 15:36). They also deal with the doctrinal issues, which confuse
the churches by rightly interpreting the Word (Acts 15:36).
One
of the twelve apostles of the New Testament period, namely, Thomas, known as
“Doubting Thomas” and also as the first Apostle of India, was first prepared to die with Jesus when Christ went
to Jerusalem, but later doubted the very resurrection until he was
allowed to touch Christ’s wounds. He preached the gospel in Parthia, Persia and India, though he was so reluctant to start the mission that he
had to be taken into slavery by a merchant headed that way. Eventually, he gave in to God’s will and was
freed. He came to India in 52 A.D., and landed at Kodungallur on the Malabar
(presently Kerala) coast. He preached
the gospel to the Brahmin families of Kerala, many of whom received the faith.
He established seven churches there. He
frequently visited Malayattor hills for prayer.
Later, he moved on to the east coast of India. He was martyred
in 72 A.D. by a fanatic at Little Mount (near Chennai, Tamil Nadu, South India) and his body was brought to Mylapore (near Chennai) and
was buried there.
In
this page, you may now read the life and the ministry of some of the apostles,
especially of India.
Sadhu Sundar Singh,
known as the Holy Man of India and Apostle of Christ from India was given wonderful visions by God. He sat at the feet of his Master and learnt
many truths and revelations which are a source of great blessings to the
Church, the body of Christ. Please click here.
If
you want to read certain outstanding snippets from the biography of Sadhu
Sundar Singh, please click here.
