what is a disciple?

Question

i know who the disciple's were but i would like the definition of a disciple what was his role in the whole thing, what did a disciple do, as in like healing's and stuff or was it all just preaching?

Answer 1

Disciple simply means student

Answer 2

In Chicago a disciple is a member of a Street Gang known as the Ganster Disciples.

Answer 3

A disciple can mean a follower or servant, but when you refer to the 12 disciples of Christ, another term is also relevant, and that is the word "apostle." The apostles had the same Priesthood or power that Jesus Christ had, and as a quorum of 12 they held the keys to the Kingdom of God. That means they could also give blessings and perform healings the same as Jesus Christ could. That office in the Priesthood was lost after the first Apostles of Jesus Christ died or were killed (except for John), and from my point of view, that helped lead to an apostasy which continued for hundreds of years. I believe I belong to the true Church of Jesus Christ as it has been restored on the earth, with 12 Apostles who have personal witnesses of Jesus Christ. But you don't have to take my word for it. You can check out www.lds.org if you are interested in learning more. Have a happy day, and I send you a gummy bear.

Answer 4

well in christian belief a disciple is a follower of Jesus.. they would preach about gods love. in the bible they say that they would go to jail because the leaders didn't like them. my teacher says they could heal and do stuff because God gave them the power to

Answer 5

Disciple
a scholar, sometimes applied to the followers of John the Baptist (Matthew 9:14), and of the Pharisees (22:16), but principally to the followers of Christ. A disciple of Christ is one who (1) believes his doctrine, (2) rests on his sacrifice, (3) imbibes his spirit, and (4) imitates his example (Matthew 10:24; Luke 14:26,27,33; John 6:69).

Disciple
• A name given to the followers of any teacher
• Of John the Baptist
Matthew 9:14
• Of Jesus
Matthew 10:1; 20:17; Acts 9:26; 14:2; 21:4
• The seventy (better mss. have "seventy-two") followers of Jesus are sent forth
Luke 10:1
• First called (divinely, from the Greek word, chrematizo) "Christians" at Antioch (of Syria)
Acts 11:26
• See APOSTLES
• See RIGHTEOUS

Disciple
(A-1,Noun,3101,mathetes)
lit., "a learner" (from manthano, "to learn," from a root math---, indicating thought accompanied by endeavor), in contrast to didaskalos, "a teacher;" hence it denotes "one who follows one's teaching," as the "disciples" of John NTB , Matt. 9:14; of the Pharisees NTB , Matt. 22:16; of Moses NTB , John NTB 9:28; it is used of the "disciples" of Jesus (a) in a wide sense, of Jews who became His adherents, John NTB 6:66; Luke NTB 6:17, some being secretly so NTB , John NTB 19:38; (b) especially of the twelve Apostles, Matt. 10:1; Luke NTB 22:11, e.g.; (c) of all who manifest that they are His "disciples" by abiding in His Word, John NTB 8:31; cp. John NTB 13:35; 15:8; (d) in the Acts, of those who believed upon Him and confessed Him, John NTB 6:1,2,7; 14:20,22,28; 15:10; 19:1, etc. A "disciple NTB " was not only a pupil, but an adherent; hence they are spoken of as imitators of their teacher; cp. John NTB 8:31; 15:8.
(A-2,Noun,3102,mathetria)
"a female disciple NTB ," is said of Tabitha NTB , Acts 9:36.
(A-3,Noun,4827,summathetes)
means "a fellow disciple NTB " (sun NTB , with, and No NTB . 1), John NTB 11:16.
Note: In Acts 1:15, the RV translates the mss. which have adelphon, "brethren;" in 20:7, RV, "we," for AV, "disciples."
(B-1,Verb,3100,matheteuo)
is used in the Active Voice, intransitively, in some mss., in Matt. 27:57, in the sense of being the "disciple NTB " of a person; here, however, the best mss. have the Passive Voice, lit., "had been made a disciple NTB ," as in Matt. 13:52, RV, "who hath been made a disciple NTB ." It is used in this transitive sense in the Active Voice in Matt. 28:19; Acts 14:21.

Answer 6

A disciple is one who follows Jesus and spreads His teachings...so...we are called to be disciples for Jesus.

God bless,
Stanbo

Answer 7

a disciple is a follower of christ it does not mater if you are a preacher, leader or what ever, just a follower of christ make you an disciple.

Answer 8

a deciple is a student. like elisa and elishaone who devotes his time to learn from a teacher on who follow the ways and teaching of his teacher

Answer 9

a follower, one who takes up the job of following, gathering people to listen to the leader, and so on.

Answer 10

someone who follows the teachings of another person