The Great Commission bids us make disciples, not merely believers. Jesus was out for disciples, not "joiners."
The rich young ruler had morals, manners and money. He would be welcomed readily into many churches today, with no questions asked. He would make a good "joiner" but he would be a poor disciple.
We have put the demands of discipleship in fine print for fear we will scare away "prospects."
A beliver comes to Christ; a disciple comes after Him. He are long on membership these days, but short on discipleship.
The first item on our agenda is to produce a better grade of Christians before we go out to add more names to our church rolls when we already have too many of the kind we have.
WHAT OUR LORD SAID ABOUT CROSS-BEARING AND OBEDIENCE IS NOT IN FINE PRINT. IT IS IN BOLD PRINT ON THE FACE OF THE CONTRACT!
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