Teachings & Insights
Discipleship
What Is Discipleship?
In the simplest form, discipleship is the “following of any teacher or school of thought.”
The word “disciple” in the Scriptures has an added meaning – “a learner
who endeavors to obey what he has learned.”
The Center of Discipleship
“For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord’s.”
— Romans 14:8
For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” 1
— Corinthians 6:19-20
The Goals of Discipleship
1. Loving God with our whole being (Matthew 22:37)
2. Loving our families and neighbors (Matthew 22:39)
3. Being filled with the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 5:18)
4. Being holy and pure (Ephesians 1:4)
5. Bearing spiritual fruit (John 15:16)
6. Hungering and thirsting after God (Matthew 5:6)
7. Being righteous (1 Corinthians 15:34)
8. Being obedient (James 1:25)
9. Being unified with the brethren (1 Corinthians 1:10)
10. Being prepared for spiritual battle (Ephesians 6:10-20)
11. Having the mind of Christ (Philippians 2:5-8)
12. Being wise and understanding (Ephesians 5:17)
13. Being set apart (1 Thessalonians 4:3)
14. Being thankful (1 Thessalonians 5:18)
15. Walking worthy (Colossians 1:9-12)Being steadfast (Philippians 1:27)
16. Being rooted and built up in Christ (Colossians 2:6-7)