Journey (Part Two of Many)

There is a subtle but profound difference between being a student and being a disciple. 

A student accumulates and repeats information.  A disciple replicates behavior.   

Bear in mind, Christian, that we are not commanded to make students, but to make disciples.  Therefore we must be more than students ourselves.

Paul tells us in Romans 12 that transformation comes with the renewing of our mind.  When we stop being swept along by the flow of culture, the business of life, and the pattern of those around us, and become people who are desperate to understand the otherwise mysterious will of God.  Being a disciple isn't simply about seeking truth, but about seeking the source of truth.  Christian life isn't knowing about God, it is about knowing God, and imitating Him, like a child imitates a parent.  Belief is not intellectual assent.  It is far more agreement on a set of facts.  Belief is what we do with the information we have received.  

 

 

Knowing how to walk will not get me across a room, getting up and walking will.