Jesus died for us, and in doing so he thought he would rid the world of sin, making it how God would have wanted. However, the world today contains more sin than ever before – but that is not to say Jesus died without achieving his goal. Some people in this world, such as Martin Luther King and Mahatma Gandhi are proof that Jesus had a great effect on the world today.
If there were no followers of Jesus in this world, then the amount of violence and crime would probably be double what it is now. Without something to believe in, something to turn to when you are in need of hope, people would turn to crime instead.
Religions that do believe in Jesus are followers of Him, as they try to live their lives according to His good ways.
Although some would say, literally it would be impossible to follow Jesus as he is dead, but as Christians, we believe that He is all around us, in every one of us. To follow Jesus would be to follow every one around you, being friendly and considerate to them.
Other people might say that you cannot be a disciple of Jesus, as he chose his disciples specifically. However this is not true. Jesus had multitudes of disciples during his time, but only twelve apostles. ‘Apostle’ means ‘chosen one’ while ‘disciple’ means ‘follower’. Jesus chose twelve apostles and was followed by a lot of disciples.
Therefore, it is possible to be a disciple of Jesus in the world today, as long as we act like Jesus did and follow the Good Lord’s commandments.
