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What verse is there that has Jesus asking anyone to “submit” or “surrender” their will to his? Wouldn’t that be violating man’s free will to choose to follow his teachings?

Answered by . May 17, 2012 - 11:12 pm

I don’t think Jesus uses the word “submit” or “surrender” when explaining to the disciples what is required of them, but he uses similar ideas.  A small selection of verses with Jesus’ instructions to his disciples: Matthew 10:37-39: Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son […]

How old were the disciples of Jesus when they joined him?

Answered by . November 5, 2011 - 9:25 pm

The Bible does not say explicitly, but there are a few hints that at least some of them were relatively young — probably teenagers or in their early 20s. In Jewish tradition, a young man began following a Rabbi between the ages of 12 and 30, and usually when he was less than 20. So […]