The word “discipleship” has numerous stamps pressing down on it and sealing its recognition. With that said, I’m not all sure as to what emotions are tied with the words “disciple”, “discipleship”, or “Jesus follower” even. Within the New Testament, the word “disciple” does in fact occur 269 times, which is not all that significant until you find the relationship with how many times the word “Christian” shows up, 3. So it’s safe to assume the New Testament of the Bible is intended for disciples of Jesus Christ. It does make sense though. “Christian” simple means to be “Christ-like” or to imitate Christ the man as closely as humanly possible. Therefore, to be Christian is a simple fact of being a disciple since Jesus spent his life disciplining people. Dallas Willard, Professor in the School of Philosophy at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, says that this point is not “merely verbal”. He touches on an extremely and utterly crucial point revolving around the very idea of what we know discipleship to be, that needs to be tenaciously unwilling to yield to modern wayward Christian guidance. In other words, there’s really an all too dangerous misconception of modern day discipleship. Willard says, Read the rest of this entry »
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