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Written by Doug Morrell
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Patrick Morley writes, “What is the greatest problem facing men today? It is the same problem that faces the church and men's ministries. As a whole, the church is not making disciples. We have a great problem in the church today. An executive in a major denomination said one day, "Our churches are not making disciples." But that's not the real problem. The real problem is - we think we are. So what? Most men only know enough about God to be disappointed with him. They listen to the sermons, they try to do the right things, they have it in their hearts to be faithful Christians, but they don't have much joy, and certainly lack victory over sinful habits. They feel a sense of shame. That's because they have never actually been "educated" about what it means to "be" a Christian. They are not disciples.” |
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Written by John MacArthur
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To speak of the cost of discipleship in our society may be not the most needful thing from the viewpoint of the listener right now, it may become more needful in the days ahead. If we were in Eastern Europe tonight, we would be speaking on a subject very dear to the heart of the hearer. In fact, I would daresay that they are so well apprised of the matter of the cost of discipleship that perhaps it wouldn't need to be spoken of at all, except to encourage them. And frankly, the approach that I will take in this message wouldn't be needed at all because no one in a country where you pay a price for naming the name of Jesus Christ is going to do that unless they are willing to pay that price. There are no shallow, uncommitted believers. Why pay the price? And yet in our society here, we have developed this incredible theology that says you can be a Christian and not worry about being committed. In fact you can be a Christian and not even be a disciple. Those who teach that would say yes there's no question in the New Testament about Jesus assigning a tremendous cost to discipleship. But you don't need to worry about that because that's second-level Christianity. First-level Christianity doesn't really have any particular cost at all. |
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Are There Carnal Christians? |
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Written by James R. Graham
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The expression "carnal Christian" is not a New Testament term. In fact it is a complete contradiction in terms. A "Christian" is a "Christ-One" - joined in vital relationship to Christ as Lord and Head, and by virtue of this union, indwelt of the Spirit of God, Who was given to Christ in immeasurable Supply (John 3:34). To be a Christian is to be the possessor of a heavenly, supernatural life. |
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