The discipleship journey begins as a spiritual infant is formed by their parents. As the infant grows and begins displaying the ability to make choices and take responsibility, discipleship advances to conformation. At this level, parents provide accountability and correction, while also guarding their growing child from dangerous influences. For this discussion, we are utilizing
The second level of discipleship is conformation. The prefix con generally means with. Conformation then describes the level of discipleship where we are living with formation. We discussed formation in last week’s article. It is the infant level of discipleship. If you missed that article, you can find it at http://www.webbweekly.com. To continue using Peter’s
The first level of Christian discipleship is formation. Formation is defined as the act of giving shape to something. A good example is a potter who places a lump of clay on a wheel and forms it into a bowl. Peter identifies the process of Christian formation: Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all
Discipleship is the developmental process that leads a newborn follower of Jesus Christ from spiritual birth and infancy to the freedom of full maturity and completeness: So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may
In Luke 15, Jesus tells the story of a lost sheep, a lost coin, and two lost sons. The stories all have one thing in common: there is great rejoicing when the lost is found. The story about the lost sons is different than the other two stories in one significant way: the lost sons
Luke 15 is an amazing passage of Scripture. The first two verses set the context: Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus. But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.” In response to the presence of broken sinners and
