James The Apostle
James The Apostle (?-45AD) was a sovereign grace Baptist preacher. He was appointed by Christ to serve as an Apostle. Such were his gifts that he received the surname Boanerges, meaning ‘son of thunder’. After Christ’s ascension, he branched out to the wider regions of Judea and Samaria, preaching the gospel and affirming the new converts in the faith. He was the first of the twelve Apostles to suffer martyrdom.
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23. The Apostle James, the Major
The Apostle James (the major) beheaded in Jerusalem, A.D. 45 James, the Son of Zebedee, Put to Death with the Sword, by Herod Agrippa, in Jerusalem, A.D. 45 James, surnamed the Greater, was the son of Zebedee and Salome, and a fisherman by occupation; but, Christ having called him to be His disciple, he abandoned fishing, and followed Christ. Matt. 4:21; Mark 1:19. He was instructed for a considerable time together with the other disciples in the duties of the apostleship, until he was properly sent out in that capacity. Matt. 10:2; Mark 6:17; Luke 6:13. He was endowed with the gift of working signs and miracles, and on account of this special gift he was one of the three surnamed Boanerges, that is, sons…
