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A disciple is one who is willing to follow and learn from Jesus Christ; one who is ready to learn his
physical attributes and aspire to be endued with his spiritual qualities as well. Discipleship is about
learning from him and transmitting that which you have learnt from him to those you are going to
raise.
Christianity would be incomplete if the early disciples like Simon Peter, Andrew, James the son of
Zebedee, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus and
Thaddeus did not follow Christ religiously and carry out 'The Great Commission'.
They stayed with and learned from the master: they imbibed his teachings and transmitted all he
taught them to the next generations of believers to ensure there was continuity.
In order for one to be a good disciple, one needs to have the following qualities:
1. Willingness to learn: One must be willing to learn from Christ himself or from those who have
been disciples themselves. One must be prepared to study the word of God at all times and put on
the qualities of the master as written down therein.
2. Obedience: he must be ready to be obedient to the authority of God, Christ and the leaders of
the church. Anyone who is not ready to obey established authorities is not ready to be a disciple.
3. Persecution: he should be ready to face persecution as well because the master made it clear
that his followers must be ready to face persecution just as he did since a servant cannot be
greater than his master.
4. Patience: Such a person must be patient because Christ demonstrated his strength by being
patient.
5. Love: One great attribute of Jesus was his love and compassion for humanity and the dying
soul. He's always moved to compassion at the suffering of man and is always ready to do
something to alleviate human suffering and pain.
6. Faith: A disciple must have faith in his master; he must believe in the master's ability to meet his
needs, take care of him and protect him. He must believe that no matter the circumstances the
master is always there to answer him whenever he called.
7. Zeal: Such a person must also have the zeal and hunger to be like his master. Peter was one
such example who kept striving to be like Jesus Christ; he even asked Christ to invite him to walk
on the water like himself.
8. Raise others: Christ instructed Peter to take care of the sheep. He also told the disciples to
teach all nations in his name. His followers should therefore be willing not only to teach others, but
to also to support them in the Lord.
As one who wants to be a disciple of the Lord, are you ready to carry the cross that he carried?
Are you ready to learn from him and carry out the great commission? Think about what it takes to
be one and make up your mind to follow the master to the end.
Joseph Ezie Efoghor is a Christian author and writes on several interesting topics. For more of his
articles visit http://jossy-bible-life.blogspot.com
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