God’s plan with us is radically simple: to become like Christ. And so this is also our calling and aim: to become increasingly conformed to his image (Romans 8:29). To exist and work like him (1 John 2:6; 4:17). He was primarily making disciples who, when trained, will become as Him (Luke 6:40).* Our goal in discipleship is therefore the same: by the power of God, we must “make” people who will be like Jesus. And of course before that and in doing that we ourselves must be growing into it. In doing this, we may have different tools that represent different steps towards this goal, but we must never lose sight of the goal. Seen from this perspective, the whole New Testament becomes extremely clear, simply focused on the one goal.
Oznaka: following Jesus
Primacy of Discipleship
How can we know that discipleship is really the first, the most important call that comes from God to people, including and especially to “believers”? That it is the primary lens through which we can and must view everything “Christian”?
Jesus and the New Testament speak of disciples all the time, but only three times of “Christians”. When Jesus calls a man, he always calls him to follow him – as his disciple. Those from the wider crowd who need a miracle from him he calls to faith, but those who are to be or who want to be close to him personally he calls to discipleship, to the life of a disciple. The former is evangelism, the latter is life in the new covenant with God.
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Matjaž Črnivec 