Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Believing What Jesus Believed


On December 11, 2012, I added a post to my blog titled ‘New Testament Model of Discipleship’ from the book ‘Choose the Life’ by Bill Hull. That post referenced the five dimensions of Discipleship. The piece that appears below describes the first of the five dimensions.

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Believing What He Believed (Transformed Mind)

To believe what Jesus believed means we hold a conviction that the life he described in the Sermon on the Mount is possible right now. In fact, Jesus said we can equal and exceed the works that he did (Matt 5–7; John 14:12-14). This requires a commitment to set aside time to study, pray and meditate in order to hear the voice of God and to take on the mind of Christ. If that commitment is not present, we are practicing a Christ-less Christianity. After all, how can you follow and learn from someone whose voice you can’t recognize.

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