In his book‚ The Cost of Discipleship‚ Dietrich Bonhoeffer begins by discussing the cost of grace. Through time grace has lost its meaning. Bonhoeffer explains the difference between cheap grace and costly grace. The cheapening of grace wasn’t new‚ even to Bonhoeffer; it was something that began with the Christianizing of the world. Though the cheapening of grace is realized by some‚ it is a major issue in the modern Christian Church. Cheap grace is an unfortunate understanding of grace that has
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iChristian discipleship is a concept that was born when Jesus Christ hand-selected His first followers. A disciple‚ by definition‚ is a convinced adherent of a school or individual. In the case of Jesus‚ His disciples were those who followed Him while He was on earth‚ as well as those who continue to follow He and His teachings today. Christian discipleship began‚ according to John’s Gospel‚ the day after Jesus was baptized. According to this passage‚ the first two men to follow Him heard John
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The Cost of Discipleship Before Bonhoeffer could challenge his readers‚ he had to convince them to "get on his bandwagon". He begins by writing about grace. Bonhoeffer categorizes grace into two groups: one is cheap grace and the other is costly grace. To Bonhoeffer‚ cheap grace is the denial of the living Word of God and the justification of sin without the justification of the sinner. He goes so far as to say‚ "Cheap grace is the preaching of forgiveness without requiring repentance‚ baptism without
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DISCIPLESHIP IN CHRISTIANITY (A LOOK INTO THE PRIMITIVE AND MODERN APPROACH) BY OTITOJU TEMITOPE ROSELINE Submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN THEOLOGY at the REDEEMED CHRISTIAN BIBLE COLLEGE SUPERVISOR: PASTOR G.G. OBAFEMI ABSTRACT One would agree that‚ apart from His (Jesus) sacrificial work on the cross‚ the most significant thing our Lord did upon the earth was to make disciples
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Christ In Discipleship DSMN 500: Discipleship Ministries March 27‚ 2014 The definition of a disciple is “One who accepts and assists in spreading the doctrines of another‚ as one of the twelve in the inner circle of Christ ’s followers according to the Gospel accounts.” Discipleship means nothing without Christ being the central focus. It is crucial that Christ be the central focal point for all Christian discipleship. There are
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EVANGELISM AND DISCIPLESHIP PAPER Matthew 9:35-38 (NIV) reads‚ Jesus went through all the towns and villages‚ teaching in their synagogues‚ proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. When he saw the crowds‚ he had compassion on them‚ because they were harassed and helpless‚ like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples‚ “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest‚ therefore‚ to send out
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Living a perfect life of discipleship may be difficult‚ but Mary’s life provides a perfect model of discipleship for all people to follow. Discipleship can be explained as accepting‚ following and spreading the Good News of Jesus Christ. It is being open to the Holy Spirit’s guidance to be more Christlike. Mary accepted God into her life‚ followed the Father’s Word and the Holy Spirit’s guidance‚ and helped spread the Good News through the birth of Jesus Christ. Although the world was full of temptations
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LIBERTY UNIVERSITY BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Discipleship and a Healthy Church Submitted to Dr. Paul Jacobs Of the requirements for the completion of the course DSMN 500: Discipleship Ministries By Ruby Hope July 30‚ 2014 Table of Contents Introduction………………………………………………………………………………1 The Gospel Proclaimed by Word and New Belivers are being Baptised……………..2 New Believers are Growing‚ Surrender‚ Sacrifice‚ Nurtured and Development…....3 A Believer gives Financial Resources
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Global discipleship - making disciples for the sake of the nations A study of the Gospel according to Matthew Introduction - Matthew’s handbook for the church Why did Matthew write his gospel? John clearly had an evangelistic aim (Jn 20:31)‚ but Matthew wrote his gospel for the church‚ for those who already follow Jesus. It is a teaching gospel‚ which arranges its material into subjects‚ summarising the teaching of Jesus and illustrating it with examples from his life. Matthew’s is the
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