Christian Discipleship

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Christian Discipleship

Discipleship means ^one who follows^ or ^one who learns^ and this

meaning has not changed over the centuries. The first disciples must

have felt very special just as do today. Also, the first disciples were

not fully understood and were rejected. This is true for disciples

today aswell. The Bible is the most important reference for a

Christian today. It contains all sorts of stories from the Old

Testament and the New Testament. The New Testament concentrates on the

life of Jesus which is probably more important to Christians than the

Old Testament because Jesus^ death means that everyone has a chance to

have all of their sins forgiven. The book I will be concentrating on is

the gospel of Mark. Mark ^zoomed in^ on whom Jesus chose to be his

disciples and what they were like. When people read Mark^s gospel they

realise that you can be a disciple of Jesus no matter who you are.

Jesus said, ^It is not the healthy who need a doctor but the sick. I

have not come to call the righteous but the sinners^ (Mark 2:17) Many

people today see this and are inspired. They see that they too can be

forgiven for all of their sins and lead a better life. Being a

disciple today is nearly the same as being a disciple in the time of

Jesus. As a disciple today you still have to have a true belief in God

and to follow the word of Jesus. This is also true for disciples 2000

years ago. Christians today do not suffer as much as they did in the

time of Jesus but in some countries Christians do get persecuted and

even attacked or killed. The first twelve disciples are not so

sacrificial and some probably wouldn^t give their life for God.

However, there are still Christians who would do anything for God but

this is only a small percent of Christians. The first twelve disciples

weren^t just Christians straight away, they dropped all of their things

to follow Jesus and spent years learning about God. Nowadays, many

people wouldn^t just drop all of their things to follow someone they

know nothing about. Many people are told about God and Jesus for a long

time before becoming a Christian, just like in Emmanuel College in

assemblies and in tutor prayer. Jesus told taught crowds of people that

they must sacrifice everything to be a proper disciple. Some people

want to learn more about Christianity but don^t want to be sacrificial

in their living making them unable to be a disciple.

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