The Price of Non-Discipleship

gollyallison:

“Nondiscipleship cuts you off from abiding peace, a life penetrated throughout by love, a faith that sees everything in the light of God’s overriding governance for good, a hopefulness that stands firm in the most discouraging of circumstances, a power to do what is right and withstand the forces of evil. In short, nondiscipleship costs you exactly the abundance of life that Jesus said he came to bring.”

-Dallas Willard, The Great Omission

Jon Acuff asks the question, “Do we really love people who aren’t Christian?”

God’s revelation in Jesus Christ–God’s revelation of His love–precedes all our love toward Him. Love has its origin not in us but in God. Love is not an attitude of men but an attitude of God.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

(via andyblanks.com)

In this post at TheResurgence.com Dr. Bob Kelleman introduces an important part of the discipleship mix: speaking the truth in love.

A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.

Jesus in John 13:34-35

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