Theory question 106
Discipleship(a) Relate the encounter between Jesus and the three would-be disciples. (b) Mention any three demands of discipleship.
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(a) As they went along, a man said, "I will follow you wherever you go" (Luke 9:57).
Jesus said, "Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man has nowhere to lay his head" (Luke 9:58).
To another Jesus said, "Follow me"; he asked first to go and bury his father (Luke 9:59).
Jesus said, "Leave the dead to bury their own dead; but as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God" (Luke 9:60).
Another said, "I will follow you, Lord; but let me first say farewell to those at my home" (Luke 9:61).
Jesus said, "No one who puts his hand to the plough and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God" (Luke 9:62).
(b) Any three: readiness for hardship and discomfort; putting Jesus before family and other duties; total commitment without looking back; self-denial and taking up one's cross (Luke 9:23); counting the cost (Luke 14:28-33); renouncing possessions (Luke 14:33).
Narrate Luke 9:57-62, then three demands.