The View on Being A True Disciple of Jesus in the Modern World

The View on Being A True Disciple of Jesus in the Modern World

It is possible to be a true disciple of Jesus in the modern world

today. It is certainly very difficult but by no means is it

impossible. Jesus told us that undertaking the gospel was a costly

thing. Jesus did not start out by offering his followers a bed of

roses. He made it absolutely clear from the beginning what was

involved. To be a disciple of Jesus they need to deny themselves, and

take up their cross and follow him. Jesus was telling them to give

their whole lives and everything they had to God for him to use as he

wants. Their cross is not a burden imposed on them, but something

that they willingly undertook for the sake of the Gospel. The walk of

Christianity is by faith and not by sight. In Marks Gospel many people

had faith that Jesus could help them for example Blind Bartimaeus and

The Syropheonician Women.

In Todays world people are still being persecuted because of their

faith. In China because of this nature of persecution Christians have

formed underground churched to fellowship together. The Chinese house

churches meet secretly. They close the windows and pull the curtains

when they meet so that people won't hear or see what they are doing.

They also have Bible College to train leaders. There is no classroom,

or enrolments - the bible college are very secret and only selected

people attend. They meet in the evenings in people’s homes and study

through different topics, learning biblical exegesis, and looking at

doctrine and important themes. From this new leaders are equipped to

teach others in their own house churches. Yet despite the consequences

of being caught and severally punished they are still willing to die

for their beliefs.

Jesus did not fail to mention that there would be persecution but

being a Christian was not accepting a life of woe and constant

suffering and persecution but quite the opposite as can be seen in the