The Twelve Apostles Timid Men Who Conquered The World

By St. John ChrysostomIt was clear fine hair unlearned men that the coat was fanatical, in fact, it surely the whole world. Their talk was not of awkward matters but of God and true religion, of the Gospel way of life and advent judgement, yet it turned straightforward, untaught men in vogue philosophers. How the ridiculousness of God is wiser than men, and his unreliability stronger than men!In what way is it stronger? It ended its way in the neighborhood the world and overcame all men; abundant men sought after to rub away the very name of the Crucified, but that name flourished and grew ever mightier. Its enemies lost out and perished; the living who waged a war on a dead man proved disoriented. As a result, since a Greek tells me I am dead, he shows single-handedly that he is unkind faithfully, for I, whom he thinks a fool around, turn out to be wiser than make somewhere your home acknowledged scholar. So too, in occupation me small, he but shows that he is weaker on the other hand. For the good actions which tax-collectors and fishermen were upright to accomplish by God's fluidity, the philosophers, the rulers, the abundant multitudes cannot even imagine.Paul had this in dispute since he said: "The unreliability of God is stronger than men". That the preaching of these men was faithfully divine is brought home to us in the fantastically way. For how or else may well twelve untaught men, who lived on lakes and rivers and wastelands, get the consciousness for such an whopping enterprise? How may well men who maybe had never been in a town or a collective behind the times fasten of situation out to do conflict with the whole world? That they were hesitant, timid men, the evangelist makes clear; he did not negate the fact or try to secrete their weaknesses. Exceptionally he turned these in vogue a memento of the truth. For example did he say of them? That since Christ was arrested, the others fled, not considering all the miracles they had seen, still he who was higher of the others denied him!How after that financial statement for the fact that these men, who in Christ's all-time did not stand up to the attacks by the Jews, set forth to do conflict with the whole world gone Christ was dead - if, as you vow, Christ did not strengthen and speak to them and stir up their courage? Did they maybe say to themselves: "For example is this? He may well not side himself but he will protect us? He did not help himself since he was day-glow, but now that he is dead he will improve a restrict hand to us? In his all-time he brought no nation under his usual, but by uttering his name we will win polished the whole world?" Would it not be unadulterated vain even to fasten such feelings, a lot less to act upon them?It is uncontested, after that, that if they had not seen him risen and had memento of his power, they would not move risked so a lot.Source: PG 61:34-36APOLYTIKION IN THE THIRD GradationO Consecrated Apostles, act as a go-between with the sociable God that He break unto our souls kindness of offenses.KONTAKION IN THE Exhaustive GradationO Lord, overall the enduring and divinely voiced preachers, the apex of Your disciples, unto their rest and the pleasure of Your blessings. You established, better every submit, their labors and their life. You remote know what the aim holds.