The Highway Forums General Discussion Open Forum Why didn't the Apostles go?

To be honest, I wasn't that impressed with Mr. Stagg's speculation. Scripture does not provide all of what Jesus taught His disciples, for as the apostle John wrote, if all that was done was written down, the amount of written material would be staggering (Jh 21:25). I would expect that much more was said beyond simply stating the words which are best known as the "Great Commission" (Matt 28:19,20). It only seems reasonable that the Lord Christ explained in some detail what He expected of His faithful followers, especially the twelve in regard to their responsibilities, the resistance they would face and even the persecution which they would have to endure. More so, I cannot believe that a good part of His teaching did not concern His sacrificial death and resurrection. We read as much that He did. And, further, I would expect that He open the Scriptures and explained how He came to redeem not only Jews, but Gentiles as well. The disciples perhaps didn't quite grasp the world-wide significance of His teaching, but I do not think that there was the type of bigotry which Mr. Staggs seemed to suggest which would motivate them to remain in Jerusalem rather than bring the Gospel to those elsewhere; Samaritans and Gentiles.

Just my