The Cost of Discipleship

William Telford in his book, New Testament Theology, The Theology of the Gospel of Mark, uses the phrase “the cost of discipleship”. A phrase previously used by Dietrich Bonhoeffer in his book, The Cost of Discipleship. 1. This phrase is evoked from Mark 8: 27-35. Peter had just declared Jesus to be the Messiah and now Jesus began to teach them that the Son of man must suffer many things. Jesus said in order to be his disciple must be willing to deny themselves and take up their cross and follow

By: Charmaine Warford Winter 2015 What does it mean when Telford talks about the “cost of discipleship” in light of Mark’s gospel? Mark’s treatment of the disciples is significant. Explanations such as pastoral or pedagogic have been suggested by Scholars. The first is the pastoral or pedagogic explanation. 1. It is claimed that Mark’s chief concern was a pastoral one. His purpose was to offer help or encouragement to the congregation to whom he was writing in face of the problems that confronted

In The Cost of Discipleship, Bonhoeffer wrote, "If we would follow Jesus we must take certain definite steps, The first step, which follows the call, cuts the disciple off from his previous existence, ... The first step places the disciple in the situation where faith is possible. If he refuses to follow and stays behind, he does not learn how to believe." When Jesus calls us to follow, He calls for a radical move. His words in these passages in Luke seem harsh at first, but again, Jesus was focused

tarnished grace that fits into society and is less radical and transformative than the grace originally preached by Christ. The Cost of Discipleship, written by Dietrich Bonhoeffer, attempts to address the core issue with the generalized acceptance of cheap grace, exhibited by the Church. After briefly summarizing Bonhoeffer’s key thoughts from the Grace and Discipleship section of his book, I will proceed to explore the dichotomy between obedience and belief before concluding why the young Christians

goes from speaking to His disciples specifically, to calling out to the whole crowd, in which He goes from speaking plainly to once again speaking in metaphors and riddles. Within this passage Mark uses the words of Jesus to reveal the true cost of discipleship. He tells the crowd that if anyone chooses to come after Him then the condition of that decision is that they must take up their cross and follow Him. So one must ask: What does it mean to deny yourself? What does it mean to take up your cross

The book Discipleship was wriiten by Dietrich Bonhoeffer and was published in 1937. It was his fourth volume of sixteen and has also been published under the title The Cost of Discipleship. Bonhoeffer was a pastor in Germany that was alter arrested, imprisoned and executed by the Nazis. Discsipleship is based on the belief that being a Christian and follower of Jesus comes at a he literally odifferentiates between costly grace and cheap grace. Costly grace is what is required. Cheap grace will destroy

II 12 January 2015 Gospel of Mark Reflection Essay As the author of The Cost of Discipleship Dietrich Bonhoeffer said, “Discipleship is not an offer that man makes to Christ.” However, discipleship can be defined as both a life rooted in Jesus and the acceptance/spread of Christian doctrines. It is also a main theme in the Gospel of Mark. The author of Mark, who is anonymous, wanted his gospel to act as a guide to discipleship in which readers discover what the steps to the path to Jesus are. He wanted

Both articles are about the Innovated Church and Discipleship. The meaning of discipleship is found in Luke 9:23 when Jesus said “Then he said to them al: Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily, and follow me” (NIV). Jesus called men into discipleship and completed His mission with disciples. Placing Jesus first is the starting focus of a disciple, for if you do not place Jesus first, you cannot truly be a follower. The term means that one would put

LIBERTY UNIVERSITY BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Writing Assignment 1 – Christ in Discipleship Submitted to Dr. Buddy R. Lowman, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the completion of the course DSMN 500-D11 Discipleship Ministries by 10/27/201 INTRODUCTION Christ is the central person in Christian discipleship. Without Christ, Christianity would not exist and there would be no followers of Christ. To be true followers of Christ, believers

college campus ready to start his medical studies. Being an international student meant he had to take an English class. Little did he know a required English class would change the purpose of his life. The teacher of that class was committed to discipleship as defined and shown in the Bible. Having permission to use the Bible as the textbook the teacher taught his students the Word of God. The student did not immediately respond to the things being taught, though he excelled in his English studies