The Gospels

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This paper begins by describing the 12 apostles chosen by Jesus to preach the Gospel. It talks of the high expectations Jesus had of these ordinary men and how he expected them to carry out these expectations. The paper looks at Jesus' teachings, how he wanted his followers to act and live their lives, and discusses what John wrote about the relationship between Jesus and His apostles. Finally, the paper looks at why Jesus expected so much from his apostles and his followers.

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"While on earth, Jesus Christ chose His 12 apostles to preach the Gospel and complete His mission of salvation. These apostles and the rest of His disciples were fishermen, carpenters, a tax collector and ordinary men with character flaws and weaknesses, of which He was perfectly aware. He even rebuked them for these weaknesses, errors of judgment and pretenses. But because these followers were to become the leaders of His Church, Jesus commanded them to do superhuman tasks and expected them no less than to be perfect, completely trusting, fearless and selfless. In other words, He set standards that they themselves found impossible to achieve, but He ordained them to live by these standards in preaching the Gospel to the very last creature (Mk 3:13)."

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