Radical Discipleship: Jesus vs. Modern Christianity
What Did Jesus Really Mean by "Make Disciples"? Contrasting 1st Century vs. Modern Discipleship Key Points: In 1st century Israel, discipleship under a rabbi was a significant multi-year commitment involving close daily relational living and imitation of the rabbi. The goal was to become like the rabbi in character, behavior and lifestyle. Jesus' call to "make disciples" meant perpetuating this intense rabbi-disciple relationship model, with disciples becoming teachers themselves. It involved deep sacrifice, leaving everything to follow the rabbi. In contrast, modern western discipleship often: Emphasizes comfort and personal fulfillment over sacrifice Uses classroom-style teaching vs. relational immersion Makes disciple-making a side ministry vs. the core mission Sees persecution as failure vs. a privilege of sharing in Christ's sufferings Focuses on information transfer vs. transformational lifestyle To align with Jesus' intent, the modern church needs to recapture the early church's model of sacrificial, relational, every-believer disciple-making as the driving mission, even if it means embracing discomfort and suffering for Christ. The goal is Christlike transformation, not just knowledge transfer. Links: Book: " Sitting at the Feet of Rabbi Jesus " YouTube: " Rabbis and Disciples " from Walking the Text channel Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/conrad.carriker https://www.instagram.com/conradcarriker https://twitter.com/MostRadicalMan https://www.tiktok.com/@supernaturalchristianity Freebies for Listeners! AUDIBLE FREE TRIAL https://amzn.to/2MT9aQW Readwise free trial https://readwise.io/i/conrad8 My Books: https://bit.ly/OpenYourEyesBook http://bit.ly/NightTerrorEbook T-Shirts https://teespring.com/stores/team-jesus-4 PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/ConradRocks