Christians who volunteer for aid organisations such as CAFOD make great sacrifices. They choose to endanger their lives by traveling to war struck countries so that they may help others, living out Jesus' message in the Gospel.

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Christians who volunteer for aid organisations such as CAFOD make great sacrifices. They choose to endanger their lives by traveling to war struck countries so that they may help others, living out Jesus’ message in the Gospel.

Priests, monks and nuns make great sacrifices too they give up their lives to follow God.A Christian from modern times whose life was affected by Jesus’ teaching on discipleship was Martin Luther King Jr.  King was one of the principal leaders of the American civil rights movement of the 1950s and 60s, which fought against segregation of black and white people and demanded equal rights for all. King followed the example of Jesus, who spread his message peacefully, by carrying out nonviolent protests and by morally upholding the Gospel message. His demands for equal rights for all echoed Jesus’ who said both Gentiles and Jews could become Christians.

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Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia, the son of a Baptist Minister. Following in his fathers footsteps he was ordained a Baptist Minister at just 18. He then attended university where professors praised him for the impression he made in public speeches he gave and discussions he was involved in, skills that he would use in his famous speeches as leader of the American civil rights movement. While at university he studied Ghandi and his teachings on non-violent protests. Gandhi who managed to achieve Indian independence from Britain peacefully. King felt like God sent him to ...

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