A. Time Commitment this Week
2.5 hours (1.5 hours in class, .5 hours reflection)
B. Class This week
What does Jesus mean when He says, “Follow me.” Does it mean the same today as it did 2,000 years ago? If Christ came into this room today, would it mean what it meant to Matthew? These are the questions that Pastor Joe opened up with this week. In essence these are the same questions that we have been asked all semester. I answered like this, “No, it does not mean the same. We have been given the Bible. We can look into history. We have more responsibility.” Pastor Joe continued my train of thought in saying, “To whom much is given, much is required.” Amber, however, stated that she believed that it was the same. We have been given the Bible, yes, but God does not change his plan. Pastor Joe let her know that he believed that both could be right. But he did state that not even the disciples knew what “Follow me” meant in their time. We have been given the opportunity to become greater than they.
C. Questions Raised
What is the best way to disagree and somewhat shoot someone’s answer down? Is it to say yes, but? Or just simply say they are wrong?
And I ask you, what does Jesus mean when he says “Follow me,” and does it mean the same today?
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Joey,
ReplyDeleteDisagreement is not something that I like and especially over biblical issues. I am not sure how to answer this question. I guess it would be best to be as polite as possible and say something like, “well that may be, but here is what I believe,…” This is probably the best way that I can come up with off the top of my head on how to handle that situation. I would not come out and blatantly tell someone they are dead wrong because maybe they have a better understanding or idea of what you are discussing than you do. Or maybe they are just trying to get you all fired up and get into an argument. Either way, you do not want to hurt them in any way. You want to build them up, because that is what the body of Christ if for.
What does “Follow me” mean? Good question. I believe that it means the same but in a slightly different context. I believe that Jesus has called all of us to “follow him” by living our lives after the example that he set for us in the Word of God. This is basically the same for the disciples, they were to follow Jesus around and basically be trained by him on how to live a Godly and Holy life. Is this not what we are called to do as Christians? Following Jesus means to give up our old lives and take on the new lives that he has for us that are based off of the example he gave us. I am obviously not the end all of answers here, but there may never be a definitive answer to this question until we are in heaven.
God bless,
Chris