The teaching of the discipleship to the people, might affect the life of a Christian because if you have faith in God and his miracles, the teaching should have an affect on a Christians life.
If a Christian believes in the miracles that Jesus made long time ago when he was in the earth, then the Christian believes in his teaching that is still teach now in church.
If a Christian believes in the things that Jesus did they must certainly believe in any miracles that can happen now.
In Mark’s gospel “Jesus calls Levi” is an example of a teaching that Jesus said to the disciples.
Because Jesus was having a meal in Levi’s house and the Pharisees saw Jesus, eating with the collectors.
Also the teaching of the gospel might affect a Christian because it involves the it’s understanding with others
I think this is still relevant today as many people still find it extremely difficult to give up all they have for the gospel. Today the demands of discipleship are just as hard as they were is Jesus’ time, but still a lot of Christians give up their live and become disciples and will receive their eternal rewards in heaven just as Jesus promised. The three main types of followers are a layperson, a religious person and an ordained minister. A layperson is someone who follows the teachings of god and has been baptized and confirmed. Religious people are ones who take the same vows as a layperson but also become chaste and live in poverty to depend on God for their needs and an ordained minister has also been baptized and confirmed but has also taken another vow of priesthood and has a community. A very inspirational layperson is Jean Donovan. She was someone who was particularly motivated by the Gospel and decided to carry the will of God. Jean Donovan answered to the call of discipleship and decided to go to El Salvador to help the people suffering there. She was later kidnapped, abused and killed there with three other nuns at only just 27 years old. Her perseverance, courage and determination were truly remarkable. Although she knew that helping needy people was very dangerous, she carried on working there facing the threat of death everyday. Over all, I think that teaching of discipleship can affect the lives of Christians in many different ways, just like it did to Jean Donovan and many other laypeople as well as all the ordained ministers and religious people. Some people will give up their whole lives for the sake of the gospel and become disciples.
Is it not impossible to be a true disciple of Jesus in modern world? Do you agree?
