Discipleship Then and Now
The dictionary definition of disciple is 'one who believes in the
teaching of another,' and in the text book 'Mark: A Gospel for Today'
it states 'a disciple is a student or a follower.' Jesus had twelve
apostles, meaning "messenger", and they will take Jesus' message to
people of all nations. The number of disciples, twelve, corresponds to
the number of tribes that founded Israel. The new Israel they are to
establish will be Gods kingdom on Earth.
Jesus' message, "the kingdom of God has arrived. You must change your
hearts and minds and believe the good news," shows the kingdom of God
is for everyone that repents. This is shown as the twelve disciples
were formed from all walks of life; had flaws and were not free of sin
and represented that Israel, organized into twelve tribes of the
people of God is no more and that these twelve mixed men could
represent that new Israel is for everyone. Furthermore, the disciples
being ordinary, average people meant they could relate and communicate
with the people better.
The first story of Mark we learn of the disciples is the calling of
the fishermen. Jesus uses vocation to call Simon and his brother
Andrew, "Follow me and I will make you fishers of men," and
immediately they respond, "They left their nets and followed him." We
can see from this that a disciple must have obedience and sacrifice.
The story of Levi the Tax Collector, known as Matthew the disciple,
shows the disciples were from different backgrounds because tax
collectors were despised and hated by "good" Jews because he worked
for the enemy, the Romans. Jesus said to Levi "follow me" and he did
so. Later on Jesus was eating at Levis house with a large group of
outcasts and the disciples. Some Pharisees saw and they were
disgusted. "Why does he eat with such people?" they asked. Jesus
replied, "People who are well do not need a doctor, but only those who
are sick. I have not come to call respectable people, but outcasts.
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that were; the clergy, the nobility, and the common people. They were each striving for
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different views of human nature and I will not only give my opinion on them, but I will
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