Luke 14:26 KJV
If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.
Three times in Luke 14 Jesus said that if certain conditions were not met a man "cannot be my disciple." The question can be raised, is being a disciple the same as being saved?
The word disciple means pupil or student. It is evident that not all of Christ's disciples were completely loyal to Him for the Bible says in John 6:66 From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him. (KJV)
The disciple or student of Christ must of necessity be devoted to Christ.
Like a college student who never showed up for class.
Like the High School who never did his homework
Like the trade school student who never practiced his craftThe disciple who is not devoted to his teacher is not really a student of the teacher.
When I taught at college level, I never understood the student who paid for a class he did not work at. This is exactly what Jesus meant. It does not matter if you call yourself a disciple of Christ or not; the only real disciples are those who forsake all to follow Him. (vs 33)
If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.
Three times in Luke 14 Jesus said that if certain conditions were not met a man "cannot be my disciple." The question can be raised, is being a disciple the same as being saved?
The word disciple means pupil or student. It is evident that not all of Christ's disciples were completely loyal to Him for the Bible says in John 6:66 From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him. (KJV)
The disciple or student of Christ must of necessity be devoted to Christ.
Like a college student who never showed up for class.
Like the High School who never did his homework
Like the trade school student who never practiced his craftThe disciple who is not devoted to his teacher is not really a student of the teacher.
When I taught at college level, I never understood the student who paid for a class he did not work at. This is exactly what Jesus meant. It does not matter if you call yourself a disciple of Christ or not; the only real disciples are those who forsake all to follow Him. (vs 33)
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