In John 1:29 John calls Jesus “the Lamb of God” and says that
he will take way the sin of the world. Later in verse 36 he repeats, “Behold
the Lamb of God!”
This is a chart listing individuals reviewing the
individuals who came in contact with Jesus Christ, how they learned about Him,
and what they did after they met Him. This is taken from John 1:35-51 and
Matthew 4:17-25.
Name
|
How they
learned about Jesus Christ
|
What they
did after they met Jesus Christ
|
Two Disciples of John the Baptist (Andrew
was one)
|
John told them of Jesus. He told them
that he was the Lamb of God.
|
After they heard Him speak they
followed Him.
|
Simon Peter
|
His brother Andrew told him that they
had found the Christ.
|
|
Philip
|
Jesus found him and said “Follow me.”
|
He followed and recruited others
|
Nathanael
|
Philip told him they had found the one
the prophets did write about, Jesus of Nazareth.
|
He admitted that he was the Son of God,
and he followed him.
|
Andrew and Peter
|
The Lord saw them fishing and told them
to follow him.
|
They dropped their nets and followed
him.
|
James and John
|
Jesus called unto them
|
They left their ship and their father
and followed him.
|
Nathanael showed his belief in Jesus by telling him that he
believed he was the Son of God, and he followed him.
The apostles that left their fishing boats immediately to
follow Jesus showed that they believed serving the Lord was more important than
serving themselves.
Andrew and Philip were great examples of sharing the light
with others because not only did they drop what they were doing to follow
Jesus, but they recruited others to follow Jesus as well.
In 1 Nephi 8:12 the principle is that after I partake of the
blessings of the gospel I should share it with those I love because who doesn't
want to share the most important things in life with those they love.
In Mosiah 28:3-4 the sons of Mosiah wanted to share the
gospel with every creature after they learned the truth because they could not
bear the idea that any human soul should perish. This is the same principle as
stated in 1 Nephi 8:12.
In Doctrine and Covenants 88:81 it tells us that after we
have been warned we need to warn others. Again, this is the same principle.
When I was younger I was much better at sharing the gospel
with others. I proclaimed it boldly to everyone I knew, which was easy and fun
for me, as I lived in a predominantly non-LDS community. I brought my friends
to church and even brought missionaries to their homes, and in some cases my
friends met with the missionaries in my own home. I have definitely fallen away
from this, it must be because I am older and let the fear of rejection, or
offending others take over. I need to focus more on sharing the gospel with
others and follow in the path of my missionary ancestors. It is an honor and a privilege
to be a part of this Church and to know the truth of the gospel. I share it
with my family and need to branch out to others again.
