A02: Explain how this teaching about disciples might affect the life of a Christian today?

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A02: Explain how this teaching about disciples might affect the life of a Christian today?

The teaching of discipleship affects the life of Christians today by a number of things, a parent having a child, people in the groups that help the poor people; mother Teresa and modern day. The themes that are required are:

  • Commitment
  • Sacrifice
  • Service
  • Suffering

A parent needs  to do all these things or has done them already as having a child requires these, just like we need these to do all them things to be a disciple of Jesus. Commitment plays a major role as a parent has to be totally committed to a child, to look after it, to spend time with it, to love it. Without commitment it then was wrong and selfish to bring a child into this world. It requires total commitment.

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Mother Teresa showed total commitment by the way she went out into the poor countries and stayed with the people to care for them to help them, through what ever difficultly she faced. That’s why she is remembered in everyone’s heart, she was totally committed to the people and never left them for the worst. This tells us as Christians today that we must show commitment to people and help them throughout the difficulties never leave when the going gets tuff, just as others have done for us.

All parents have to sacrifice things for us .i.e.  There free ...

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