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Eric Meyer
CMN 8263: Discipleship & Evangelism
Professor Lanker
May 27th, 2008
/The Cost of Discipleship/ Outline
Introduction:
*Summary: * There is a mistrust of the church by society in general.
It is viewed as an institution or club that is too dogmatic or doctrinal by non-members.
The church needs to get back to the fundamental teachings of Jesus so that disciples can be taught that following Him is the sole definition of joy.
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Many Christians have developed a love for their specific Christian beliefs to the detriment of Jesus’ actual teachings.
2. The Church has become an institution with self created rules that dictate how people are to form their relationship with Jesus.
It has placed itself between man and God.
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Only by following Jesus single-mindedly, not the church rules, can a man understand that the yoke of Jesus truly is gentle, and His burden is light.
4. A relationship with Jesus is the right of all people, not just an elite minority.
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Only Jesus knows what following Him will mean for each of us, but we can be certain the destination will mean unending joy.
*Quote:* “And if we answer the call to discipleship, where will it lead us?” (pg.
38)
*Interaction: *In 1 Timothy 6:17-19, Paul encourages his young disciple to teach people that God will provide for the future if the people are willing to put their trust in Him.
The riches of today will pass, but if we are rich in good works, generous and ready to share, then our treasure will be stored in heaven.
We don’t know were Jesus will lead, but are assured His burden is light.
Eric Meyer
CMN 8263: Discipleship & Evangelism
Professor Lanker
May 27th, 2008
/The Cost of Discipleship/ Outline
Chapter 1: Costly Grace:
*Summary: *The church has been infected by cheap grace, the belief that we are sanctified through grace alone.
Bonhoeffer states that we need to understand the true relationship between grace and discipleship.
1. Cheap grace originates with the reformation thought that man is saved through grace alone.
The gift of grace has been mutated to a grace which we give ourselves.
2. Costly grace is what Jesus offers.
It is the treasure we would give all to acquire.
It is costly because it demands us to submit, and it is grace because the burden is light.
3. In the church there exists a double standard.
A standard which indicates that it is OK to make a minimum effort to achieve grace, and that those committing their lives to Jesus have received a special calling.
4. Sin is not justified.
It is the sinner who needs to be justified.
*Quote: “*It is a fatal misunderstanding of Luther’s action to suppose that his rediscovery of the gospel of pure grace offered a general dispensation from obedience to the command of Jesus…” (pg.
48)
*Interaction: *Another type of grace Bonhoeffer could have mentioned is expensive grace.
That is the grace that can be purchased from the church.
It is not too surprising that many people missed the fact that grace is costly in Luther’s teaching.
They went right from expensive grace to cheap grace without considering costly grace.
Eric Meyer
CMN 8263: Discipleship & Evangelism
Professor Lanker
May 27th, 2008
/The Cost of Discipleship/ Outline
Chapter 2: The call to discipleship
*Summary: *Jesus calls us all to discipleship.
We do have free will to choose to follow, but Jesus does not permit excuses.
If we are to enjoy the grace of God, we must obey Jesus.
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When Jesus calls, we must obey.
If we make up excuses or delay the decision, we are not yet ready to be His disciple.
2. Discipleship means following Jesus explicitly.
Believing but not following is not Christianity, but a religion of our own making.
3. Lack of faith is no excuse for not obeying.
By obeying our faith will be solidified.
4. God does not grant faith or withhold faith by some predestined process.
He simply commands us to obey Jesus.
5. We can only learn what Jesus wants us to do by obeying Him.
*Quote: *“The command, suggests the Serpent, needs to be explained and interpreted.
“Hath God said?” (pg.
73)
*Interaction: *This is an IQ moment!
“Hath God said?” Did God really mean the statement that way? Shouldn’t we spend some time in deep scriptural exegesis before we decide if that is really what Jesus meant?
Bonhoeffer convicts me.
His words are like arrows aimed directly at the heart of the issue.
It is not for me to decide what God meant.
I am simply to obey, and have faith that He will let me know what I need to know.
Eric Meyer
CMN 8263: Discipleship & Evangelism
Professor Lanker
May 27th, 2008
/The Cost of Discipleship/ Outline
Chapter 3: Single-Minded Obedience
*Summary: *People will follow orders from secular leaders, but not take the word of God seriously.
When the word of God is heard it is too often heard as a suggestion when it should be taken as the most important commands in life.
1. Single-minded obedience is required by Jesus.
Belief and faith will come through obedience.
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It is true that Jesus’ commands were given a long time ago.
However, they are still as valid today as when He spoke them.
To rationalize disobedience through analysis of the context in which the words were spoken simply leads to further disobedience.
3. Choosing a standard of living because it matches the social norms of Christianity may actually be the exact opposite behavior that Jesus would like us to perform.
4. Taking the steps to follow Jesus is not a conditional offer that we make to Him.
Following Jesus always stems from His offer to us.
5. No man, weather rich or poor, has the right to enter the Kingdom.
Only through Jesus can we earn salvation.
*Quote: *“In fact such a step might then be the precise opposite of obedience to Jesus, for we might then be choosing a way of life for ourselves, some Christian ideal…” (pg.
84)
*Interaction: *Dying to self daily means evaluating the motivations for our behavior daily.
Are we living a life style because it is what we are “supposed to do”, or is it what Jesus tells us to do?
Eric Meyer
CMN 8263: Discipleship & Evangelism
Professor Lanker
May 27th, 2008
/The Cost of Discipleship/ Outline
Chapter 4: Discipleship and the Cross
*Summary: *The suffering and rejection that Jesus experience were required.
Jesus knows His disciples will also experience suffering and rejection in carrying their crosses, but promises that He will ease the burden.
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A suffering Messiah was a scandal to the Jews.
That was not what they wanted, or ever even imagined.
2. Jesus knew that the suffering and rejection he experienced on the cross was the only way to ensure our salvation.
It is also expected of His disciples.
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