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CHRISTIANS
AND
DISCIPLES
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Crossroads Full Gospel
International Ministries
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CONTENTS
CHRISTIANS AND DISCIPLES..............................................1
DYING TO SELF.................................................................5
PERSECUTION FOR THE GOSPEL’S SAKE...................8
THE ROAD TO DISCIPLESHIP.......................................11
CHRISTIANS AND DISCIPLES
Background Reading: Philippians 3:7-14
Jesus often used the term “disciple” in referring to His
followers.
JOHN 8:31 Then said Jesus to those Jews which
believed on Him, “If you continue in My Word, then are
you My disciples indeed”
Today, however, the word “disciple” and the word “Christian”
can have quite different meanings.
If a person is identified as a
Christian, it does not necessarily mean that the person concerned is a
disciple of Christ - for just being Christians does not automatically
make us disciples.
At one time, the words “Christian” and “disciple” were almost
synonymous.
Years ago, many a person who was a Christian, would
also have been a disciple - to some extent.
This applied especially at
a moral level, in bringing Christian standards to the home, the school
and the community in general.
This would have been evidenced by
people’s commitment to Christ and general approach to life - for
usually there would have been a genuine, wholehearted, Godly
approach to much of what these people did.
At least they would have
tried to live the Christian life in these areas.
Sadly, many would have
tried to do this by the willpower of the flesh, and so they would have
failed - but at least they would have kept trying.
The term “Christian” is supposed to mean a “follower of
Christ.”
Today, however, this term has been watered down to such an
extent that in the world’s eyes, it has become a mere mockery of its
original meaning.
Therefore people profess to be Christians, but
many show no real commitment to the Lord, preferring to take Christ
only on their own terms, and to mix the teachings of God’s Word
with the many and varied philosophies of men.
They live their lives
by what they feel, and by what appeals to their senses rather than by
the solid foundation of the Word.
They also block the Spirit from
leading them out of their comfort zone, into a place where they can
become, as we have said, vessels fit for their Master’s use.
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We need to live as disciples.
We need to raise the term
“Christian” to the same level as the term “disciple,” so that people
will recognize Christians as disciples of Christ.
The term “Christian”
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