Is our purpose to only accept and confess Christ as our Savior and become Christians OR is it to
be His disciples? God’s purpose is to produce the Character of Jesus Christ in each one of us.
Becoming a Christian makes us into a new creation now with God’s Holy Spirit living in us and
we are holy before God the Father because we are covered and protected with the blood
sacrificed by His Son and we become His sons and daughters. How does God form us into His
disciples beyond just becoming Christians? Through the teaching of the principles of Jesus
Christ’s teaching; the teaching of the inspired authors and Apostles; the History of God’s dealing
with Israel, the teaching and writings of the Old Testament of Moses, Prophets and many other
inspired authors. God, through His church, has given faithful pastors and teachers to instruct,
interpret, guide and mentor. There needs to be accountability in order to go or else we try to
avoid the discipline and discomfort. Learning from teaching is only as good as the practice that is
completed with mentoring coming alongside, interpretation and oversight of actual events and
situations. Romans 5:3,4 guides us through a difficult growth process: tribulation (sufferings)
perseverance, character, faith, & hope. We all need to have accountability through
relationships with healthy, experienced and mature Christian mentors to help us grow, identify
our weaknesses, interpret why we have past pain causing bad behavior in the present, and
speak into our lives with wisdom and discernment. This type of mentoring produces healthy and
mature disciples.
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