Characteristics of disciples
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· 6 viewsThe content of discipleship is most clearly seen in the Christian’s relationship to Jesus Christ. But this also affects a person’s relationship to God the Father, the cross, the church and the world.
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Disciples and their relationship to Jesus Christ
Disciples and their relationship to Jesus Christ
Coming to Christ and following him
Coming to Christ and following him
And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
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Receiving him
Receiving him
Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.
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Learning from him
Learning from him
Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
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Lovingly obeying him
Lovingly obeying him
“If you love me, you will keep my commandments.
Trusting him
Trusting him
“Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me.
Confessing him
Confessing him
And whoever does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.
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Imitating him
Imitating him
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Reflecting him
Reflecting him
In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
Abiding in him
Abiding in him
Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me.
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Disciples and their relationship to God the Father
Disciples and their relationship to God the Father
True sons and daughters of God
True sons and daughters of God
But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
Discipleship and glorifying God
Discipleship and glorifying God
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Disciples and their relationship to the cross
Disciples and their relationship to the cross
Self-denial
Self-denial
Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.
Disciples and their relationship to the church
Disciples and their relationship to the church
Treating other Christians as family
Treating other Christians as family
And looking about at those who sat around him, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers! For whoever does the will of God, he is my brother and sister and mother.”
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Disciples and their relationship to the world
Disciples and their relationship to the world
They are to be active in the world but are to be distinct from it
They are to be active in the world but are to be distinct from it
“You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet.
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They are to make other disciples
They are to make other disciples
Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
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