Describe how a Christian may follow the call to discipleship through daily life and work.

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Describe how a Christian may follow the call to discipleship through daily life and work.

The word discipleship comes from the Latin word-meaning learner. Jesus was a teacher and he chose 12 people to be his disciples. These disciples had the duty to follow Jesus, they preached from the Gospel’s and Jesus’ teachings. They lived their life in service of others and the lord.

 A Christian may serve God through vocation. Vocation comes from the Latin word-meaning calling. Jesus had a vocation, the gospels indicate that when Jesus was baptised, he heard the voice of God calling him, he received the Holy Spirit. There are three types of vocation, religious, ordained and Laity. All vocations are said to be equal and all vocations serve the same lord.

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‘‘ There are different ways of serving but the same lord is served. All vocations are equal, people have all different abilities for a particular service.’’ Christians may follow their call to discipleship through daily life and work by being Disciples of Christ. Christians show and share the love of God in the lives of others e.g. Doctors, Marriage.

Being a disciple is to be a witness. Christians are called to be witnesses to the love of God and to their faith in Jesus. Witness gives evidence in public and by that they attract others to their Christian way of ...

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