The Bullet of Success: The Revolutionary Disciple
Commitment and discipleship are two concepts Christians toss around continuously. It’s a shame that most of us only “toss them around” and never get a handle on what they really mean. True commitment and discipleship revolutionize lives, homes and churches.
It’s obvious there are not enough revolutions going on! The point of this article is to create vision and action for more personal revolutions.
It seems that the Lord Christ’s favorite word for those who took Him seriously was “disciple.” The Greek word “Mathetes” is used approximately 269 times in the four Gospels and the book of Acts. It means a “trained one” or a “taught one.”
A disciple according to Scripture is one who, first, continuously saturates himself with the teaching of the Bible (John 8:31-32). Second, a disciple is one who continually gives his life, lays it down for others (John 13:33-34 and 15:13). Third, a disciple is one whose life bears fruit … others love God more because of his presence (John 15:16 and 17:20).
So much for the definition of discipleship! Next time we will take a look at one vital element necessary to be a great disciple.
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