Partakers Bible Thought 19 July 2021 – The Goal of the Christian Disciple

Partakers Bible Thought 19 July 2021

“23 Then he said to them all: ‘Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. 24 For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it. 25 What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, and yet lose or forfeit their very self? 26 Whoever is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels. (Luke 9:23-26)

 

“1 My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father – Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. 2 He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world. 3 We know that we have come to know him if we keep his commands. 4 Whoever says, ‘I know him,’ but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in that person. 5 But if anyone obeys his word, love for God is truly made complete in them. This is how we know we are in him: 6 whoever claims to live in him must live as Jesus did.” (1 John 2:1-6)

I wonder what you think the goal of being a Disciple of Jesus Christ is? Praying a lot? Perhaps it is reading and memorizing the whole Bible? Doing lots of evangelism or doing lots of work for the church? As admirable as those things are, they are not the goal for all those who call themselves, Christian, a Disciple of Jesus Christ. The ultimate goal for any Christian Disciple is to be as John wrote “must live as Jesus did.”, to walk and live as Jesus did.

Come and explore what the Bible has to say about the goal of being a Christian. It is almost forgotten in a lot of the Church today, it seems! What does it meant to live as Jesus did, to walk and live as He did? Let’s discover together how this is possible! Find out more by listening to the podcast!

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