Reflecting about the rich young man whom Jesus invited to sell everything he had and to follow Him, I realised that his wealth had not prevented him from being a good believer. In fact, he did make good use of his wealth and was thereby certainly eligible to be a good disciple. However, contrary to some who feel that in rejecting the call of Jesus he did a mistake, I believe, he continued being good. Only that the same wealth made it impossible for him to be a radical disciple.
This is exactly what our upcoming Chapter invites us to be: radical witnesses of the Gospel and not merely good disciples. Again, a personal clause... to be a radical disciple one first ought to know and be a disciple!
This is exactly what our upcoming Chapter invites us to be: radical witnesses of the Gospel and not merely good disciples. Again, a personal clause... to be a radical disciple one first ought to know and be a disciple!
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