HOW THE APOSTLES DIED
 
These are from the thoughts of traditions stated
 
1. Matthew. Suffered martyrdom in Ethiopia, Killed by a sword wound.
2. Mark. Died in Alexandria, Egypt , after being dragged by Horses through the streets until he was dead.
3. Luke. Was hanged in Greece as a result of his tremendous Preaching to the lost.
4. John. Faced martyrdom when he was boiled in huge Basin of boiling oil during a wave of persecution In Rome. However, he was miraculously delivered From death.
John was then sentenced to the mines on the prison Island of Patmos. He wrote his prophetic Book of Revelation on Patmos . The apostle John was later freed and returned to serve As Bishop of Edessa in modern Turkey . He died as an old man, the only apostle to die peacefully
5. Peter. He was crucified upside down on an x shaped cross. According to church tradition it was because he told his tormentors that he felt unworthy to die In the same way that Jesus Christ had died.
6. James. The leader of the church in Jerusalem , was thrown over a hundred feet down from the southeast pinnacle of the Temple when he refused to deny his faith in Christ. When they discovered that he survived the fall, his enemies beat James to death with a fuller's club.
This was the same pinnacle where Satan had taken Jesus during the Temptation.
7. James the Son of Zebedee was a fisherman by trade when Jesus Called him to a lifetime of ministry.
As a strong leader of the church, James was beheaded at Jerusalem. The Roman officer who guarded James watched amazed as James defended his faith at his trial.
Later, the officer Walked beside James to the place of execution. Overcome by conviction, he declared his new faith to the judge and Knelt beside James to accept beheading as a Christian.
8. Bartholomew. Also known as Nathaniel. He Was a missionary to Asia. He witnessed for our Lord in present day Turkey. Bartholomew was martyred for his preaching in Armenia where he was flayed to death by a whip.
9. Andrew. He Was crucified on an x-shaped cross in Patras, Greece. After being whipped severely by seven soldiers they tied his body to the cross with cords to prolong his agony.
His followers reported that, when he was led toward the cross, Andrew saluted it in these words, "I have long desired and expected this happy hour. The cross has been consecrated by the body of Christ hanging on it". He continued to preach to his tormentors For two days until he expired.
10. Thomas. He Was stabbed with a spear in India during one of his missionary trips to establish the church in the Subcontinent.
11. Jude. He Was killed with arrows when he refused to deny his faith in Christ.
12. Matthias. The apostle chosen to replace the traitor Judas Iscariot. He was stoned and then beheaded. A question to ask, why was he a replacement. Was there a need for the 12, 
13. Paul. He Was tortured and then beheaded by the evil Emperor Nero at Rome in A.D. 67. Paul endured a lengthy imprisonment, which allowed him to write his many epistles to the churches he had formed throughout the Roman Empire. These letters, which taught many of the foundational Doctrines of Christianity, form a large portion of the New Testament.

 
17 Plus Points of a true Church
From The Kings James Version
 
  1. Christ organized the Church. Eph 4: 5, 11-14 Luke 6:13
  2. The true church must bear the name of Jesus Christ. Eph 5:13, Acts 4:10-12, Eph 2:20, Col. 1:18
  3. The true church must have a foundation of living Apositles and prophets when one dies there is a replacement. Eph 2:19,20 and 1 Cor 12:27-28, Eph 4:11-14.
  4. The true church must have the same organization of offices as Christ's Church. Decons 1 Tim 3:8 Teachers, Eph 4:11, Priests, Heb 5:8, Elders Acts 14:23, Bishops 1 Tim 3:2, Titus 1:7, Seventys Luke 10:1,7 Hish Priests Heb 5:1 Evangelists Eph 4: 11-14, 2 Tim 4:5
  5. The true church must claim divine authorty. Heb 5: 4-10, John 7:18, John 15:6, Acts 13:13
  6. The true church must have no paid ministry. Isa 45: 13, 1 Peter 5:2, 1 Cor 9:18, Matt 10:8
  7. The true church must have the four principles of the gospel. Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, 1 John 3:23-25 Repentance Matt 4:17, Baptism by immersion Matt 3:13-18, John 3:5, John 3: 23 The gift of the Holy Ghost by laying on of hands Act 8: 14-17 Acts 9:17
  8. The members of the true church must be called saints.
  9. The true church must practice devine healing.
  10. The true church must teach that God and Christ are separate and distinct individules.​
  11. The true church must teach that God and Christ have bodies of flesh and bones. 
  12. The true church must claim revelation from God.
  13. The true church must be a missionary church.
  14. The truch church must practice baptism for the dead.
  15. The true church must believe in the Apostasy. 
  16. The true church must be a restored church. 
  17. By their fruits ye shall know them. 
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All ofthese doctrines must be found in the Lord's church, and there will be only one that has them all and believes them 100%

If there was more than one, then the Lord would be divided. Christ said, there is one Lord and one faith, Eph 4:5. And everything must apply. We must live by every word that proceedith forth from the mouth of God, Matt 4:14

Why are these things important? Hebrews 13:8
 
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