were the disciples of jesus faithful to him?

Question

then how can the authenticity of the bible be established when it is supposed to have been written down by these (unfaithful) desciples?

Answer 1

Yes!

Some even suggest that Judus thought that Jesus would escape the group who came to get Him, that He would set up His kingdom so even he was being faithful. I think that this is not the case.

All the other deciples were. This is borne out by their lives and deaths.

Answer 2

The disciples didn't write the whole Bible. Luke, who wrote the Gosple Luke and the Book of Acts was a physician who became a believer. Saul, who became Paul, never encountered Jesus until after Jesus had accended. He was killing Christians until Jesus spoke to him on one of his journeys. The Bible is written by many differant people under the influence of the Holy Spirit, over thousands of years

Answer 3

The people who best accepted Jesus must have followed Him as His disciples. To be called faithful one needs to be obedient to His doctrines. Like a student in the early stage and later getting learnt. The four Gospels are four witnesses by His disciples. There are few differences because of individuals understanding and their mental growth at that time. We cannot treat any of the deciles as perfect as Jesus.

What Bible gives us is four of His deciles opinions about Jesus and is it not adequate enough to know a person? I look at Bible in that sense, I find it very much helpful to know what Jesus expects from us.

Answer 4

I think George has it right.

Look, the apostles left after his Crucifixion because he was dead. They thought that everything they stood for was now hung on the cross and buried; they thought this because they didn't understand. The most Jesus had said about the resurrection at this point was some vague reference to rebuilding the temple.
Is it not normal to think that when someone is dead, they're not coming back?

The fact that they gave up proves that they were not fanatics at the time of his death, and the fact that the Bible records this testifies to the honesty of the writer in admitting that they abandoned the Savior. But once he came back to them, they could not be convinced that he was not the Christ. He had fulfilled the Old Testament Scriptures in every way, and they realized that he always knew that he would.

That's when they were ready to follow him through poverty, suffering, and the horrible deaths they all faced. That's the greatest testimony. (Church history records Peter hung upside-down on a cross, Thomas was killed in India, others were drawn-and-quartered, I think Nero? or Tiberius? tried to boil John in oil but banished him to Patmos when he could not, and he was the only one who did not die a martyr.)

So, you're right, they did abandon him, but only for a couple of days. Who could blame them for that kind of realism?

But in the end they died for him. Who could argue with that kind of devotion?

Answer 5

The disciples unfortunately were not always faithful, much like Christians today aren't always faithful. The bible tells us that none of us are perfect only Jesus was we all fail at times. Thankfully Jesus forgives us.

Answer 6

If you are talking about His original 12 disciples, then yes, they were..mostly. Many of them died pretty bad deaths due to their resistance to turn their backs on Him. They moved early Christianity around quite well. You might be interested to know that Thomas, infamous for doubting Jesus' resurection, turned out to be a well loved carrrier of the gospel of Jesus. They weren't perfect, but most of them became what Jesus hoped for them.

Answer 7

That depends upon which disciple you are talking about, and how you define "faithful".

Judas betrayed him.

Thomas refused to believe in his resurrection until he saw him with his own eyes.

The other apostles hid, out of fear, after his execution.

But on the other hand, virtually all of them eventually died as martyrs to the cause while spreading his word in hostile lands. So in the long run, yes, most of his apostles were faithful.

Answer 8

Trick question...
The answer to your question is NO.
If you believe in Jesus Christ, you are His disciple. I'm a disciple of Jesus Christ for I am in His discipline.
I see that some of the answers were given incorrectly as they ranked the apostles with the disciples. Hope I was correct.><>

Answer 9

As faithful, with the exception of Judas of course, as any mortal men could be. Most seem to forget that they were nothing more or less than human, yes, some made mistakes, but it doesn't mean they weren't trying to be the best they could be.

Answer 10

They were faithful to him even though when their faith in him was tested and at times they didn't pass they asked for forgiveness. But, of course Judas was the disciple who betrayed Jesus.