True Apostolic Discipleship — Post 8 of 48Section II: The Cross and the Covenant Obedience is not the price we pay to make God love us. It is the first fruit of a heart that has come to love Him. There is a kind of Christianity that speaks warmly of love while quietly resisting obedience….
True Apostolic Discipleship — Post 7 of 48Section II: The Cross and the Covenant Suffering does not automatically make a person spiritual. But when it is received beneath the faithful hand of God, it can become the place where endurance is formed, illusions are stripped away, and the life of Christ becomes more deeply rooted…
True Apostolic Discipleship — Post 6 of 48Section II: The Cross and the Covenant God does not lead His children to the throne by avoiding the cross, but by forming the life of the Lamb within them. Every disciple begins by following Christ, but few understand where He is leading. At first, we see His…
A disciple’s life does not rest upon the strength of his promise to God, but upon the faithfulness of God’s promise fulfilled in Christ. True Apostolic Discipleship — Post 5 of 48Section II: The Cross and the Covenant Modern discipleship often begins with man’s resolve. A believer becomes convicted and promises to pray more, read…
True Apostolic Discipleship — Post 3 of 48Section I: The Call and the Crisis Once false definitions are removed, Scripture becomes remarkably clear. The apostles did not use the word disciple loosely. They did not mean church attendee, ministry volunteer, theological student, or religious enthusiast. When they spoke of discipleship, they spoke of life formation…
True Apostolic Discipleship — Post 2 of 48Section I: The Call and the Crisis Before we can recover true apostolic discipleship, we must first remove the false definitions that have quietly replaced it. Much confusion in the modern church does not come from outright error, but from misplaced emphasis. Things that are good in their…
True Apostolic Discipleship — Post 4 of 48Section I: The Call and the Crisis There is no question that we are witnessing renewed spiritual hunger. Across cultures, generations, and nations, people are asking real questions again—about truth, meaning, Scripture, Christ, and the nature of the Christian life. Many are coming to the Lord with sincerity…
True Apostolic Discipleship — Post 1 of 48Section I: The Call and the Crisis Most Christians today are sincere.Many are saved.Some are even zealous. Yet biblical discipleship is quietly disappearing. The problem is not a lack of churches, Bibles, conferences, podcasts, or teaching content. The modern church is saturated with information. What is missing is…
True Apostolic Discipleship Explore the full Table of Contents for the True Apostolic Discipleship series—how Christ and the apostles formed disciples through Scripture and the Spirit. Section I — The Call and the Crisis Why this work must exist in our generation Section II — The Cross and the Covenant The ground on which disciples…