The Fate Of Jesus Followers

Soul Fuel writes:Martyrs are people who die for their faith, and the disciples not only died, but check out these details:Stephen was killed with stones.James was beheaded.Philip was crucified.Matthew was slain with a sword.James the brother of Jesus, had his brains dashed out with a club.Matthias was killed with stones and then beheaded.Andrew was crucified.Mark was dragged to pieces by the people of Alexandria.Peter was crucified upside down.Paul was beheaded with a sword.Jude was crucified.Bartholomew was beaten then crucified.Thomas was killed with a spear.Luke was hanged.Simon was crucified.John was literally boiled in oil, but lived and was exiled and died on the island of Patmos.For some reason, the men who were afraid to go out in public for Christ ended up facing cruel and painful fates with the boldness and courage of a lion. What reason? Well, according to them, they gave their lives for the fact that Jesus really came back from the dead. Let's face it folks, most people don't sacrifice their lives at all, and no one lets himself/herself be killed for something he/she knows to be a lie. But the disciples knew that life without the resurrection is no life at all, so they all gave their lives to the fact that the Savior came back from the dead.And that doesn't sound very mixed up to me!