It is not possible to be a true disciple of Jesus in the modern world.' Do you agree? Give reasons for your answer and show that you have considered more than one point of view. Refer to Christianity in your answer.

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‘It is not possible to be a true disciple of Jesus in the modern world.’ Do you agree? Give reasons for your answer and show that you have considered more than one point of view. Refer to Christianity in your answer.

It is possible to be a true disciple of Jesus in the modern world today. It is certainly very difficult but by no means is it impossible. Jesus told us that undertaking the gospel was a costly thing. Jesus did not start out by offering his followers a bed of roses. He made it absolutely clear from the beginning what was involved. To be a disciple of Jesus they need to deny themselves, and take up their cross and follow him. Jesus was telling them to give their whole lives and everything they had to God for him to use as he wants.  Their cross is not a burden imposed on them, but something that they willingly undertook for the sake of the Gospel. The walk of Christianity is by faith and not by sight. In Marks Gospel many people had faith that Jesus could help them for example Blind Bartimaeus and The Syropheonician Women.

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In Todays world people are still being persecuted because of their faith. In China because of this nature of persecution Christians have formed underground churched to fellowship together. The Chinese house churches meet secretly. They close the windows and pull the curtains when they meet so that people won't hear or see what they are doing. They also have Bible College to train leaders. There is no classroom, or enrolments - the bible college are very secret and only selected people attend. They meet in the evenings in people’s homes and study through different topics, learning biblical exegesis, and ...

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