- I believe that Christianity is a process and not just a point of accepting Christ, because Christianity is about having a relationship with God, and the point of accepting Christ is just the start of this relationship.
In order to have a healthy relationship with God, I believe that we need to have Intentional Discipleship in three crucial disciplines: prayer, reading His Word and honouring Him by how we live- i.e. how we treat ourselves (body and soul) and how we treat those around us. Hence the similarity between Intentional Discipleship with Triathlon Training where we have to constantly balance the three disciplines of swim, bike and run. Which explains my facination with Intentional Discipleship & Triathlon Training, and hence the title of this blog. :)- At this point, some may object and remind me that it is purely by God's grace alone that we are saved. We are not able to do anything to save ourselves. They are absolutely right! In fact, it is a sin to even try to earn our salvation through works because only God can save. The crucial point here is the definition of salvation, and I believe that if we define salvation to be just entry into heaven and eternal life (as astounding as that is), we might have missed the fullness of God's incredible grace.
I believe that Jesus came to give us fullness of life as He intended it to be (John 10:10), and the best part is that the offer starts now, not just when we go to heaven! And I believe that to unlock this fullness of life, we have to know Him in a very real and intimate way. We simply cannot learn from someone we do not know, respect and meet with regularly - hence the importance of Intentional Discipleship to get to know Him more and more. So in short, I don't believe that Intentional Discipleship saves my soul, but I believe it to be the key that enables me to start having fullness of life even now when I am still on earth.
Train safe and may God Speed our journey of discovering the fullness of life!
11 comments:
Amen! I agree.... it's process. ALL important relationships require our investment.
I would also add accountability in there, too. An important part of discipleship, especially for men.
The church is filled with men struggling with bondage. Pornography, alcoholism, gambling, and infidelity hinder men from achieving personal and spiritual growth.
Honest and open relationships help push men on to spiritual maturity and cut the cords that bind, whatever they may be.
......and a good thing too that we're not saved by works! Great post.
thanks for sharing what it so important to you with all of us
It's great that you are so spiritual. I think it really helps live life to the fullest.
I appreciated your post. I like the visual, too. Did you create that? I have to agree with tri-dummy about accountability. I'm finding that so many people do not want to have that. My husband and I have been somewhat frustrated with the realization that many of the members of our "Life Group" would rather not be accountable. Got any insights on that?
I think 'devout' is not a strong enough word to describe your beliefs! At least you have a firm grasp of what's important to you. Some people live their whole lives not knowing this.
Well said, Kewl!
Love the pic of your little guys, too! :)
Great post, Kewl!
Although we are countries apart I'm glad to be "walking" with you on this journey. I really enjoyed this post!
Hi Tri-Dummy & Annette, somehow with the new blogger I can't seem to be able to email back to you so here's my response.
Absolutely agree that accountability is key. That's one of the purposes of having a care group, but like all things, we only get out of it what we put in. My care group has known each other for years, but there are still things about ourselves that we don't talk about. Perhaps the key is to find a mentor or a buddy that I can trust and am comfortable to open up to. I confess that I am still looking...
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