topic that we discussed. This semester, the main topic was that of discipleship. The questions are as follows: What is discipleship? What does Scripture say about discipleship? How should Scriptural principles shape our understanding of discipleship? What does the world say about discipleship? How should a Christian live in the world today with respect to discipleship? Each of these questions are important for engaging discipleship, as will be demonstrated through the analysis of each question, the
gives primacy to the authority of Scripture. Within the reformed perspective, primacy is given to scripture as the 'rule for faith and life '.10Frost and Hirsch assert that orthodoxy – right belief – is an indispensable element of any Christian discipleship. It is evident the church frequently sees orthodoxy in the narrow sense, as a commitment to propositional truth, assuming that the knowledge of God is only received cognitively, However, the cognitive knowledge of God needs to be balanced by orthopraxy
Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary A Critical Review of Concentric Circles of Concern A Paper Submitted to Mr. Mark Traeger In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Course Personal Evangelism EVAN 565 By Robert C. Stilwell, Jr. Feb. 7, 2010 Bibliographical Entry Author Information Oscar Thompson, the original author of Concentric Circles of Concern, was a pastor for twenty years before teaching personal evangelism at Southwestern Baptist Theological
religion, demanding little effort and no obedience. Bonhoeffer, who was eventually martyred, knew intimately that , “When Christ calls a man [sic], he bids him come and die.”1 For Bonhoeffer, then, death is the mark of true discipleship and is a
The paper is a presentation and compilation of the elements pertaining to the interior health of the North American pastoral leadership. The paper will explore and reflect on the many fundamental issues that the North American leadership faces. Are North American pastors practicing the rule of life the many fundamental issues that progresses to the transformational stages of maturity in spiritual growth and Christian discipleship. Some of the opportunity and challenges pastor’s facNorth American
Liberty University Book Critique: Vernon Whaley and David Wheeler's: The Great Commission to Worship A research paper submitted to Yat Por Lau In Partial Fulfillment of the requirements For The course EVAN 525 Liberty Baptist Theological seminary By Michael Willis Lynchburg, Virginia Sunday, September 21, 2014 Table of Contents Abstract 3 Concrete Response 4 Reflection 4 Action 5 Abstract In their book, The Great Commission to Worship, Vernon Whaley and David Wheeler takes an in depth
The aim of the writer of this paper will be to summarize this week reading of Jerry Pipes and Victor Lee, Family to Family: Leaving a Lasting Legacy. A discussion that he hopes to includes; an abstract, alone with a concrete response of a story about a significant event of his life, with a reflection of the Family to Family, conclude with three action steps that will describe what actions/changes need to be made as a result of reading this book. Abstract Jerry Pipes and Victor Lee, Family to Family:
Spiritual Formation Reflection Paper The sermon on the mountain is the first of Jesus’ five discourses in Matthew. It is known as the law of the kingdom of God, in which our Lord Jesus sets up the highest ethical standards for his disciples. As his disciples, if we want to glorify God through our good deeds, we should study the sermon on the mountain to know what does it mean to our daily lives. In this paper, I will reflect on how does it help me grow spiritually. First, Jesus expects his disciples
making disciples, but sometimes it is in an unhealthy manner. Just as a healthy person is going to have the most positive productivity in life, a healthy church will also have the most constructive output of discipleship. In this paper, I will explain how a healthy church is the goal for discipleship. In addition, I will examine my personal church context and identify the top three areas that I need to focus on to create a healthier body of Christ. Finally, I will discuss some initials steps that can
REFLECTIONS ON “THE BIBLICAL MODEL” FOR DISCIPLESHIP Introduction As Christian disciple makers, we would do well to remember that merely developing a curriculum simply for the purpose of conveying information will not suffice. God created us in His image, and just as Jesus loved us and commanded us to love our God with all our heart, mind and soul (Mark 12:30), those whom we disciple and teach need the engagement of all three aspects of their humanity to fully grasp the depth of God’s Word