Choose the Life

Why I (Bill Hull) Wrote This Book

 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 is an introduction in the book prior to an explanation of the Five Dimensions.

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I wrote this book because I couldn’t hold it in. More than any other book I have written (there are nine others listed in this book as written by Hull), God called me to this one. Dietrich Bonhoeffer said ‘Christianity without discipleship is always Christianity without Christ.” This is a penetrating analysis of both the problem and the solution in many churches today. The problem is that many people believe the right things in their heads about Jesus but do not follow him. The solution is discipleship, which can be summarized as believing what Jesus believed, living the way Jesus lived, loving the way Jesus loved, ministering the way Jesus ministered and leading the way Jesus led.

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Hull attached a few words to each of the five dimensions that show what occurs by following that dimension. See items in parentheses below.

Believing what Jesus believed (transformed mind)

Live as Jesus lived (transformed character)

Love as Jesus loved (transformed relationships)

Minister as Jesus ministered (transformed service)

Lead as Jesus led (transformed influence)

 

…This book is about choosing the life that transforms. It is about what we must do to position ourselves to change.


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