Calling of disciples

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The term is applied to Christians in general, not to the Twelve only. It emphasises the importance of Jesus Christ’s followers learning from Christ as their teacher.

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Disciples learning from their master

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Those referred to as disciples in the NT

The disciples as the apostles

The apostles were uniquely appointed as founding pillars of the church, but in some respects they were also representative disciples.

The disciples as believers in general

; Christian believers, not fully mature.
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The disciples as an intimate circle of believers

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How disciples are called

It sometimes implies physically following Jesus Christ and leaving everything

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Calling in a more general spiritual sense

John 21:19 RSV2CE
19 (This he said to show by what death he was to glorify God.) And after this he said to him, “Follow me.”
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How disciples learn from Jesus Christ the teacher

By repeating the words of Jesus Christ

The rhythmical form of much of Jesus Christ’s teaching suggests he intended his words to be remembered verbatim.
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By signs

John 2:11 RSV2CE
11 This, the first of his signs, Jesus did at Cana in Galilee, and manifested his glory; and his disciples believed in him.
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By understanding the OT Scriptures

John 1:45 RSV2CE
45 Philip found Nathana-el, and said to him, “We have found him of whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”
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By understanding the parables

Mark 4:11–12 RSV2CE
11 And he said to them, “To you has been given the secret of the kingdom of God, but for those outside everything is in parables; 12 so that they may indeed see but not perceive, and may indeed hear but not understand; lest they should turn again, and be forgiven.”
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By practical experience of mission

These words follow the sending out of the seventy-two.
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In periods of being alone with Jesus Christ

Mark 6:31 RSV2CE
31 And he said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a lonely place, and rest a while.” For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat.
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In spite of their faulty understanding

Luke 24:25 RSV2CE
25 And he said to them, “O foolish men, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken!
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