I was on twitter a couple days ago and saw this tweet posted.
Now, as I mentioned the other day, I’m a huge Francis Chan fan, so I immediately jumped on this offer and went and got myself a copy of the audiobook. One of the things I really about Francis Chan is his willingness to say things that will make you uncomfortable.
In this book, He talks about what it really looks like to be totally in love with Jesus. In regard to that, he also calls out the lukewarm, the ones who say they’re Christians, but do not follow Christ’s teachings. The ones who go to Church, but are not disciples of Christ. Here’s a quote:
Some people claim we can become Christians without necessarily becoming disciples. I wonder then why the last thing Jesus told us was to go into the world making disciples of all nations, teaching them to obey all that He had commanded. You’ll notice that he didn’t add, “But, hey, if that’s too much to ask, tell them just to become Christians. You know, the people that get to go to Heaven without having to commit to anything.”
That’s a super challenging statement he makes there. He basically says that there’s a difference between being a “Christian” and being a disciple of Christ, and that the only true Christians are the ones who are disciples. I’m curious to hear what some of your thoughts on the matter are.
Do you agree? Disagree?
Are you challenged by it?
Or do you think he’s full of it?
Discuss.
p.s. If you would like a free copy of this audiobook, go here.
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Question for you have you read the book??? The whole book, it is amazing and rocking my world and my faith.
Hey Jeff, thanks for the comment!
I haven't finished the book yet. I think I'm roughly halfway through on the audiobook. And I think I'm going to buy a paper copy of the book, too, that way I can read along with it and I'll be able to focus on it a bit more. I really like it so far.
I've been listening to the book and I agree with him. I especially liked where he talked about the kind of Christian that does the church thing every Sunday and maybe something here or there, but when truly challenged, they don't want any of it. I see that very often even in my own church. They greet a challenge like its a chore and look for ways to say they don't have time to do it.
I agree, Jay. I don't think that anyone would have to look very far to see this very thing in their own church. I know I see it in mine, too.
Just commented about this on my blog.
http://chillynorthacademy.blogspot.com/2009/07/ch...