All An interesting crop of answers which (as so often) begs the question of what do we mean by discipleship? Words and our understanding of them are so important. I realize that what I was actually referring to was not discipleship but heavy shepherding. I thought about how Jesus discipled his followers. There was no compulsion, no coercion. He simply told them "as it was/is" and they made their own decisions. At one point a lot of his "followers" had deserted him because they did not like what he was saying. When he asked his core group whether they would like to leave also they gave the only reply a *true* disciple can give,"Lord, where would we go? You have the words of eternal life". I think we need to remember this when dealing with other christians (of whatever age). When a fellow believer is struggling they need support, not condemnation. BoW ----------------------- "Tired of paying inflated UK prices!! Get a better deal on your new car visit http://www.eurekar.com" _______ To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://rangernet.org/subscribe.htm http://rangernet.org Autoresponder: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
