Were the disciples good role models?
Yes
- They became respected leaders, preaching the good news that Jesus was the Son of God.
- Most of them died as martyrs, showing the strength of their faith in Jesus.
- They were not perfect and made mistakes. But the way the disciples made up for their mistakes makes them good role models who people can relate to.
- The disciples gave up everything to follow Jesus.
- The four fishermen and Levi responded immediately to Jesus’ call.
- They carried out Jesus’ orders by driving out demons and healing sick people.
No
- They lacked faith during the storm on Lake Galilee.
- Peter, James and John kept falling asleep in Gethsemane.
- They did not believe Jesus was alive after the The rising of Christ from the dead, three days after the crucifixion..
- They all ran away when Jesus was arrested.
- Judas betrayed Jesus.
The cost of being a disciple - a modern day example
Archbishop of San Salvador, Oscar Romero
Oscar Romero was an Archbishop in El Salvador (a country in Central America).
He witnessed violations of human rights, murders, disappearances and torture – all carried out by the government.
Many suffered terribly at this time and Romero spoke out against the government.
During Mass he talked about persecution - reading out lists of names of the ‘disappeared’ people.
In 1980 he was shot while holding up the consecrated host (the sacred bread) at Mass in his cathedral.
