A True Disciple

both we and those who hear us will not be in danger of falling into the enslavement of sin. Put another way, we should practice what we “ have learned and received and heard and seen ” (Phil 4:9). Continue “ in what you have heard and firmly believed ” (2 Tim 3:14). And what you have heard, entrust “ to faithful men who will be able to teach others ” (2 Tim 2:2). Now that we ’ ve seen what a disciple should look like, how do we respond to those disciples who become careless and fall into sin? We must be prepared to rescue and restore those who have fallen. As with making disciples, we must use the Word of God as our primary resource. We must teach and admonish those who are in deception. Paul talks about this in 2 Timothy 2:24 - 26. He says, “ The Lord ’ s [disciple] must not be quarrelsome but able to teach those who oppose themselves, [or who are in opposition to God], correcting them with gentleness in hopes that God might grant them repentance, leading them to a knowledge of the truth and they may come to their senses and escape from the snare of the devil, being taken captive to do his will. ” Therefore, as true disciples we bring the truth to those who are deceived. We speak the truth in love so that the Spirit of God can use the Word to bring light to their darkened state. The Wayward Disciple

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