Discipleship and the call of God.

     People today also try to do God’s mission. Whether it is devoting their life to God or trying to raise a good Christian Family, people are constantly showing signs of discipleship. Single people show signs of discipleship when they choose not to have sexual intercourse until they are married. This is much like the time Jesus sent out the apostles in twos to do each mission of God. Although many, like the rich man in Mark’s gospel, can not accept the mission of  God because they can’t bring themselves to give up their processions to follow the Lord.

                                   Many people go to church and pray regularly thus giving God the praise that he richly deserves. By missionaries going over to far away countries to poor Africans they are helping others but are also spreading the word of God. This is reminiscent of the apostles going out to the rest of the Holy Land and spreading the word of God by speaking foreign languages. People doing Charity work are another great example of discipleship. When people generously give to the starving or poor they are showing selflessness.

                    Many qualities are still apart of modern day disciples. We as disciples  regularly show a  quality of discipleship…Failure. We fail when bully, shout, ignore and do our best to make other peoples life hell. We fail when we steal and cheat and Do not go church because we other “important”  things to. We much like the apostles  who lost faith when there was a storm on the sea. We resemble Peter when he denied Jesus. But we do have our moments. When we pray to God we are showing thanks and respect. While the world has changed over the last two thousand years, the principles of discipleship have never changed.