A True Disciple

THE ESSENCE OF A TRUE DISCIPLE

“ What does it mean to be a true disciple of Christ? This question is sorely neglected within the church today. The Christian faith is continually watered down and made more ‘ palatable ’ from the pulpit. Few know what Christ means when He bids us to come and follow Him. But to be a true Christian is to follow Christ as His disciple, with all that entails. We must not be ignorant to what this means. You have likely picked this book because you want to understand discipleship better. Perhaps you are brand new to the faith, and seek to grow in your understanding of what it means to be a Christian. Or, maybe you ’ ve grown up in the Christian life, but you realize that something is missing in your own heart. Or, you might be someone who has walked with Christ for decades, but, like all of us, need to remind yourself of the foundations of our great faith. Whatever your reason for reading, allow me to ask the question driving this book: what is a disciple? Who are we in Christ, how are we to live, and how do we go about making more disciples? That is what we will spend the following pages unpacking. And we will begin by examining who we, as disciples, are in Christ. ”

A New Creation In Christ

A true disciple is one who is a new creation (2 Cor

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