DISCIPLESHIP IS WALKING WITH GOD (4 OF 10)
Scripture: Acts 26:9-32
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Discipleship Is Walking with God (4 of 10)
Series: Discipleship
Christopher B. Harbin
Acts 26:9-32
We often talk about discipleship as a nebulous concept that is variously interpreted as a devotional time of an emotional character or a series of studies seeking to impart a deeper program of religious instruction. Often the two concepts are seen as antithetical to one another, each one as encompassing the entirety of discipleship to the exclusion of the other. While both of these traditional answers hold aspects of truth in regard to discipleship, it is more than even a combination of devotion and study. For the disciples, Jesus' call was directed in the words, ''Follow Me.'' Are we up to the concept of an all-encompassing definition of discipleship, in which our lives are given to walking with God?
If there is one person other than Jesus who has impacted Christianity, the New Testament, and the Church more than any other, it is probably the Apostle Paul. Paul's impact originated the largest number of books in the composition of the New Testament, spurred much commentary on the Christian life, became the basis for a great bulk of Christian thought, spawned several rather fanciful theories, been the basis for controversies over interpretation of many Biblical texts, and took the early church into a direction that allowed it to distinguish itself from its Jewish roots and traditions. While Jesus has been interpreted as speaking of Peter as the foundation of the Church, Paul's influence has arisen above and beyond any lasting impact Peter may have exerted over the early church.
Paul's influence began prior to his conversion, as he attacked believers in his zeal to protect Judaism from the influence of the sect of Jesus' early followers. That was part of the story he told of his own life in Luke's recounting of his story. It set the stage for validating the earnest transformation of his life, as well as lending a sense of urgency, importance, and raising t ...
Series: Discipleship
Christopher B. Harbin
Acts 26:9-32
We often talk about discipleship as a nebulous concept that is variously interpreted as a devotional time of an emotional character or a series of studies seeking to impart a deeper program of religious instruction. Often the two concepts are seen as antithetical to one another, each one as encompassing the entirety of discipleship to the exclusion of the other. While both of these traditional answers hold aspects of truth in regard to discipleship, it is more than even a combination of devotion and study. For the disciples, Jesus' call was directed in the words, ''Follow Me.'' Are we up to the concept of an all-encompassing definition of discipleship, in which our lives are given to walking with God?
If there is one person other than Jesus who has impacted Christianity, the New Testament, and the Church more than any other, it is probably the Apostle Paul. Paul's impact originated the largest number of books in the composition of the New Testament, spurred much commentary on the Christian life, became the basis for a great bulk of Christian thought, spawned several rather fanciful theories, been the basis for controversies over interpretation of many Biblical texts, and took the early church into a direction that allowed it to distinguish itself from its Jewish roots and traditions. While Jesus has been interpreted as speaking of Peter as the foundation of the Church, Paul's influence has arisen above and beyond any lasting impact Peter may have exerted over the early church.
Paul's influence began prior to his conversion, as he attacked believers in his zeal to protect Judaism from the influence of the sect of Jesus' early followers. That was part of the story he told of his own life in Luke's recounting of his story. It set the stage for validating the earnest transformation of his life, as well as lending a sense of urgency, importance, and raising t ...
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