Discipleship – Quotes

St John, on Christ’s

St John, on Christ’s bosom, pray for me in the days of my discipleship, in the house of my faith, in the hour of my death. Eric Milner-White

You will know as

You will know as much of God, and only as much of God, as you are willing to put into practice. Eric Liddell

Holiness has never been

Holiness has never been the driving force of the majority. It is, however, mandatory for anyone who wants to enter the kingdom. Elisabeth Elliot

We are not meant

We are not meant to die merely in order to be dead. God could not want that for the creatures to whom He has given the breath of life. We die in order to live. Elisabeth Elliot

…there is still a

…there is still a need for those of us nestled deep within the Christian bubble to look beyond the status quo and critically assess the degree to which we are really living biblically. Francis Chan

No one can sum

No one can sum up all God is able to accomplish through one solitary life, wholly yielded, adjusted, and obedient to Him. Dwight L. Moody

Church attendance is as

Church attendance is as vital to a disciple as a transfusion of rich, healthy blood to a sick man. Dwight L. Moody

The trouble with deep belief is that it costs something. And there is something inside me, some selfish beast of a subtle thing that doesn’t like the truth at all because it carries responsibility, and if I actually believe these things I have to do something about them. It is so, so cumbersome to believe … Read more

But discipleship never consists

But discipleship never consists in this or that specific action: it is always a decision, either for or against Jesus Christ…Christ speaks to us exactly as he spoke to them. It was not as though they first recognized him as the Christ and then received his command. They believed his word and command and recognized … Read more

With an abstract idea

With an abstract idea it is possible to enter into a relation of formal knowledge, to become enthusiastic about it, and perhaps even to put it into practice; but it can never be followed in personal obedience. Christianity without the living Christ is inevitably Christianity without discipleship, and Christianity without discipleship is always Christianity without … Read more