‘Disciples Know Where It All Comes
From.’
Luke 14:33.
a)
Jesus was specifically speaking to people who
really wanted to follow Him as Disciples.
b)
There had to be a renunciation in their lives.
c)
A renunciation of saying that something was
theirs in a selfish way.
d)
Then they could become a Disciple of Jesus.
(Through
this QT I understand that Disciples Know Where It All Comes From)
‘Grow
And Help Other People To Grow Too.’
a)
Colossians 3:16. We should let the Word of
Christ dwell in us richly.
b)
Colossians 3:16. In all Wisdom we should Teach
and Admonish one another with:-
1-
Psalms.
2-
Hymns.
3-
Spiritual
songs.
4-
Singing
with Grace and Gratitude in our hearts to God.
c)
1 Corinthians 14:26. Let all things be done to
build each other up. Whether it is:-
1-A Psalm.
2-A Teaching.
3-A Revelation.
4-A Gift of Tongues.
5-
An
Interpretation.
d)
2 Peter 1:5. We should try our hardest to:-
1-
Furnish
our Faith with Goodness.
2-
Furnish
our Faith with Moral Excellence.
3-
Furnish
our Moral Excellence with Knowledge.
e)
2 Peter 3:18. Grow in the Grace and Knowledge
of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
(This Second one reminds me that I
should Grow And Help Other People To Grow Too)
Chris.
Jesus taught His Disciples against selfish lives and lifestyles.
We live in days where the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ has become so
selfish. This is not just a reflection of the unresolved issues of sin and the
fallen human nature, through correct Teaching and Prayer that problem can be
resolved. The deep problem of selfishness is because of wrong “teaching” of the
Word of God about “faith” and portraying God as One Who just “wants to do
something for you”. I call this the crowd mentality! There were crowds who
followed Jesus just to get something from Him. We do not know if some of them
eventually became Believers in the New Testament Church, but when Jesus walked
on the Earth these people were definitely not His Disciples, they did not want
to learn anything from Him. They were just the crowd. So many Churches today
encourage the “crowd mentality” to try to make the Church grow. It only
produces many problems. Jesus told the Church to make disciples and not to have
the crowd mentality.
