Dodson on Discipleship

“Refusing to share my life with others, especially my failures, was a refusal to allow the gospel of Christ to accomplish its full breadth of redemption in me.  Very simply, God was leading me into a kind of discipleship with the gospel at the center, a constant, gracious repetition of repentance and faith in Jesus, who is sufficient for my failures and strong for my successes.

 

Jesus frees me from trying to impress God or others because he has impressed God on my behalf.  I can tell people my sins because my identity doesn’t hang on what they think of me.  I can be an imperfect Christian because i cling to a perfect Christ.  In this kind of discipleship, Jesus is at the center with the church huddled around him.  Discipleship is both Jesus-centered and community-shaped.  It is for disciples and for sinners, disciples who sin.”


- Jonathan Dodson   ‘Fight Clubs: Gospel-Centered Discipleship”



This entry was posted on Saturday, January 2nd, 2010 at 10:29 pm and is filed under discipleship, quotes.
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  • Brad, thanks for reminding me about this book. I started reading it a little while back and then forgot about it. Looks like a solid resource for making disciples.
  • Walk
    "Jesus frees me from trying to impress God.."

    i like that.
  • BCoop,

    Just finished reading through that book and really liked it (although it took forever for Lulu to send it!). Did you end up getting anyone who actually has used it? Would love to hear their thoughts as I think it would be a good book for Students to read.

    One.
  • I've got a couple of SG leaders who are in college and have read and created a 'fight club'.... but i've not heard from anyone in the student world who's used it....

    Im thinking we're going to definitely get a couple and place them in the hands of some SG Leaders....
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