Discipleship quote

"Christianity without discipleship is always Christianity without Christ."  Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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[Tiger]

What does the word 'discipleship' mean?

[Bron]

According to the Really Big (macquarie) dictionary I have for work:
noun 1. one of the twelve personal followers of Jesus Christ.
2. any follower of Christ.
3. an adherent of the doctrines of another; a follower.
--verb (t) (discipled, discipling)
4. to guide and instruct (a new convert) in Christian doctrine. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin discipulus]
--discipleship, noun
But of course, that's a world definition, not necessarily a church one.

[&]

In Acts 11:26 it says that "in Antioch the disciples were first called Christians."

So I would say a disciple is a Christian. So 'discipleship' must mean 'Christianship' :P

[Tiger]

In that case, could Christians also be called disciples?

[Josh]

i think a Christian MUST be a disciple of Jesus. They are two things that cannot be seperated. What i think Bonhoffer is trying to get at with this statement is teh fact that many people try to call themselves "christians" yet refuse to be disciples, or think it is an added option, to say that is as crazy as Christianity without Christ.

As for what does "Discipleship mean?" it is the act of following Christ, wanting to imitate Him, to follow, to want to be like your teacher.

[Bron]

What do you mean by Christians who refuse to be disciples? BTW, that Happy Day song has been playing in my head since Easter. Lucky it's good :)

[MeereeDrund]

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