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16.1 Discipleship Flashcards

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Nature of discipleship- stories

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  • Calling of the disciples

- Sending out of the twelve

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Nature of discipleship- calling of the disciples- what it tells us

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  • “Fishers of men”- go out and spread good news
  • Leave family
  • Jesus took precedence in their lives
  • Included outcasts (Levi was a tax collector)
  • Jesus didn’t choose well educated, religious men
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Nature of discipleship- calling of the disciples- importance to Christians today

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  • Anyone can be a follower of Jesus, no matter of background
  • Followed without question
  • Recognised Jesus’ authority immediately
  • Gave up belongings and family
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Nature of discipleship- sending out of the twelve- what it tells us

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  • Gave disciples power over sickness and evil
  • No material possessions
  • Accept first hospitality offered
  • Don’t spend time with those who will not listen
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Nature of discipleship- sending out of the twelve- importance to Christians today

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  • Trust in God who will be there in times of need
  • Christians should be among those who would welcome the apostles
  • Don’t push religion onto others
  • Material belongings have no value to God
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Costs of discipleship- stories

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  • True family
  • True greatness
  • Rich man
  • Parable of the tenants
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Costs of discipleship- true family- what it tells us

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  • Be prepared to give up everything, even family
  • Prioritise Jesus over family
  • Form bonds with faith as strong as family bonds
  • Doing God’s will means you are part of his family
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Costs of discipleship- true family- difficulty

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  • Jesus rejected his blood family in favour of his spiritual family
  • You should love your family despite their beliefs
  • Breaks commandment of honour your father and mother
  • Family life is key in Catholic faith-contradictory
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Costs of discipleship- true greatness- what it tells us

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  • Self-sacrifice
  • Can’t expect reward for their work on earth
  • Must accept all outcasts
  • Must go against human nature
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Costs of discipleship- true greatness- difficulty

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  • Involves a lot of self-sacrifice
  • Too much temptation
  • Disciples arguing means we have no hope
  • People have prejudice which makes this difficult
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Costs of discipleship- rich man- what it tells us

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  • Be prepared to leave everything
  • Commit entire lives to Jesus
  • Being good is more than keeping the Ten Commandments
  • Riches prevent entry into heaven
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Costs of discipleship- rich man- difficulty

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  • Churches spend lots of money unnecessarily-hypocritical
  • How do Christians know when they are ‘too rich’?
  • Are we all too rich to enter the kingdom of God?
  • Many modern Christians don’t keep the Ten Commandments
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Costs of discipleship- parable of the tenants- what it tells us

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  • Involves suffering and death
  • Must be completely committed
  • Should do what’s right in the eyes of God
  • Obey God without question
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Costs of discipleship- parable of the tenants- difficulty

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  • Not prepared to lay down their lives for their belief
  • Not prepared to give up everything
  • May think God’s command are unreasonable
  • People may use ‘following God’s command’ as an excuse
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Problems of discipleship- stories

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  • Jesus casts out a spirit boy
  • Parable of the sower
  • Rivalry and service
  • Peter’s denial
  • Prayers at Gethsemane
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Problems of discipleship- Jesus casts out a spirit boy- problems

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  • Hard to have enough faith
  • Should give up any beliefs except those taught by God
  • Father had faith not the boy so faith could save those around you
  • Not everything in discipleship is easy, even with faith
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Problems of discipleship- Jesus casts out a spirit boy- difficulties

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  • It is hard to have enough faith, as even the disciples didn’t
  • The fit could be medically explained
  • It’s worrying that Jesus believed in demons
  • Could have stopped as a coincidence
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Problems of discipleship- parable of the sower- what it tells us

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  • Path- people who hear God’s word and forget it straight away
  • Shallow soil- people who listen and believe for a while, but forget it when times are hard
  • Thorns- people who hear God’s word, but are preoccupied with pleasure and wealth
  • The disciples didn’t understand the parable, so Jesus had to explain it, but only to them
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Problems of discipleship- parable of the sower- problems

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  • If disciples didn’t understand, we have no hope
  • Goes against heaven being open to everyone as only those who have had spiritual nurture can enter
  • May only have been written to comfort early Christians
  • Could encourage discrimination against other religions
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Problems of discipleship- rivalry and service- difficulty

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  • Expected to place themselves in danger
  • Putting others before you can be difficult
  • If everyone is a servant then there’s no one to serve
  • Hard to be a servant in some jobs as bosses
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Problems of discipleship- rivalry and service- what it tells us

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  • Must serve others
  • Mustn’t laud it over others
  • Expect no reward on earth
  • Follow Jesus’ example
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Problems of discipleship- Peter’s denial- what it tells us

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  • Must be prepared to accept failing
  • Peter had trouble and he was the closest to Jesus
  • Stand up for beliefs even if it puts you in danger
  • Don’t allow emotions to overcome you and get in the way
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Problems of discipleship- Peter’s denial- difficulty

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  • If the disciples fail, what chance do we have?
  • Peter should have listened to Jesus
  • Peter became Pope so should have been faultless
  • Don’t want to die for their faith
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Problems of discipleship- Peter’s denial- reassurance to modern Christians

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  • God will forgive you if you do wrong
  • Peter became the first Pope so we can all go on to greatness
  • Weakness is an acceptable human flaw
  • Shows Peter was only human
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Problems of discipleship- prayers at Gethsemane- what it tells us

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  • Defy human nature of sleeping
  • Must be prepared to accept failing
  • Jesus got annoyed at their failure
  • God’s plan for you will always succeed
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Problems of discipleship- prayers at Gethsemane- difficulty

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  • If the disciples fail, what chance do we have?
  • Jesus may get annoyed at us as well
  • People may be complacent as they know they’ll be forgiven
  • Disciples should have listened to Jesus
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Problems of discipleship- prayers at Gethsemane- reassurance

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  • God will forgive if you do wrong
  • Peter became the first Pope so we can all go on to greatness
  • Weakness is an acceptable human flaw
  • Shows disciples were only human

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