Quotes about Discipleship
It's hard to remember that Jesus did not come to make us safe, but rather to make us disciples, citizens of God's new age, a kingdom of surprise.
— Stanley Hauerwas
God requires his people to shine as lights in the world. It is not merely the ministers who are required to do this, but every disciple of Christ. Their conversation should be heavenly.
— Ellen White
As soon as a man has found Christ, he begins to find others.
— Charles Spurgeon
There is no such thing as low-cost Christianity. Following Jesus means swimming against the tide, renouncing evil and selfishness
— Pope Francis
Our work begins where God's grace has laid the foundation; we are not to save souls, but to disciple them.
— Oswald Chambers
The children of God all have a cross to bear. A suffering Savior generally has suffering disciples.
— JC Ryle
The saved are few, but we must live with the few if we would be saved with the few. O God, too few indeed they are: yet amongst those few I wish to be!
— Alphonsus Liguori
To evangelize properly by delivering the gospel, we need to follow God's agenda.
— Mark Dever
Before Jesus leads His disciples into suffering, humiliation, disgrace, and disdain, He summons them and shows Himself to them as the Lord in God's glory.
— Dietrich Bonhoeffer
No one whose first concern is feeling good can be a disciple. We are called to carry a cross and to glorify God.
— Elisabeth Elliot