At the time of Jesus, his followers were the Apostles and Disciples.After he died , resurrection,Ascension into heaven, Jesus firmly allowed even the non-Jew or a Gentile to follow him. It only depend the faith to proclaim him to the ends of the earth.Saint Paul was the one to prove it.Even ,the people of this generation can follow Jesus freely.
There were and are many people who follow Jesus, but he chose only a few, as you can see in Luke 6.14,15, where the names of the twelve disciples that Jesus chose are listed.
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The Scripture suggest that in the ministry of Jesus, a limited number of true disciples followed. This grew mightily at/after Pentecost.
Acts 1:15New King James Version (NKJV)Matthias Chosen
15 And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples[a] (altogether the number of names was about a hundred and twenty), and said,
A christian IS a follower, of Jesus. it's not "a christian's follower" it's a christian follower (of jesus).
Yes James the follower of Jesus was a jew.
Paul. Saul, later known as Paul.
How your family can contribute to the growth of each member as a true follower of jesus
he was a follower of jesus, he was the son of zebedee, he had a brother, that was also a follower, of christ, he chop off the ear of jesus accuser, he walk on water.
Christian.
follower of Jesus Christ
Jesus didn't say that because he wasn't a christian. Christians only existed after Jesus died. A christian is a follower of Christ. If Jesus was a christian that would mean he was a follower of himself.
St. Paul
No he was a disciple (follower) of him
Every true follower of Jesus is a disciple
Christian