What does it mean to live as a disciple of Jesus? The life of a true disciple of Jesus is characterized by five “marks”, namely that he or she follows Him, loves Him, obeys Him, worships Him, and submits to Him.
A true disciple follows Jesus. Disciples in Jesus’ day generally followed [...]
Before one can make disciples as Jesus commanded (Matthew 28:19), one ought to know what a disciple is. Today we will look at the word itself, at the way it was understood in Jesus’ day by those around Him, and at the particular meaning Jesus gave to the word. Subsequent articles, will consider [...]
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The second response to the question is that the Church is the local church. The local church is the assembly of believers in Jesus at any one place at one time. The local church is thus the visible expression of the universal Church referred to above. [...]
You may have attended a church all your life; or you may have only recently begun to attend. But have you ever asked yourself the question, “What is the Church?” Perhaps the response heard most often is, “The church is place I go to worship God.” While that answer is true, the Church is really [...]