Apostles of India
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APOSTLES OF INDIA
“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.
Brief biography of Sadhu Sundar Singh*Kartar Singh*William Carey*Praying Hyde of India*Graham Staines – the Apostle who was burnt along with his two sons*Bhakt Singh*Ziegenbalg, a young apostle in India*Thomas* The apostle of the Himalayas * N. Samuel, The apostle I know*Dr. E. Stanley Jones, an apostle extraordinary to the 20th century*Sadhu Kochu Kunju, an apostle of South India*Arthur Margoschis, Father of Nazareth in India