Discipleship And Mark’s Gospel

There are many ways in which the teaching of discipleship from Mark’s Gospel might influence the life of a Christian today. If we use it as a guide to the way in which we should live then we will be better disciples and help spread the Word Of God. This teaching of discipleship tells us Christians the way in which Jesus wants us to live our lives.

        When Jesus calls the disciples, they leave what they are doing and follow him. We should follow the disciple’s examples and be prepared to get up and follow Jesus without any hesitation as soon as we are called. In today’s world we are always very busy and finding time to spend with Jesus every day might be a difficult thing for some people to do. The disciple’s dedication and trust in Jesus should make us willing to follow him even when times are difficult. Jesus says that to be a disciple you have to “forget self” and carry your “cross.”

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A disciple has to be willing to pay the total cost of discipleship which is to give up their life for Christ. In today’s modern world it is quite rare that people are challenged and prepared to give up their life for their religion but there are some extraordinary people who do. Sometimes these people aren’t only dying for their faith but also to save another person. An example of one of these people is Fr Maximillian Kolbe. Fr Kolbe was in a Concentration Camp called Auschwitz during the Second World War. After some prisoners escaped, the guards tried to ...

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