|An Invitation to Discipleship
Jesus invites His listeners to discipleship. What does it mean to be a disciple? A disciple is “one who follows.” Within the setting of the New Testament, disciples follow teachers. Thus, Jesus invites His listeners to follow Him as their teacher. Please note: not everyone who listens to Jesus is His disciple. Disciples follow. What does it mean to follow Jesus as His disciple? Several selections from the New Testament discuss the cost of following Jesus as His disciple. This cost can be both physical and spiritual. Luke 9:57-62: 57 As they were walking along the road, a man said to him,...
