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Discipleship Focus: Character, Discipleship Square
- Character: Having the interior life that is necessary to support the work that God sets before a person. It is hearing from God and obeying. It is doing the right thing when nobody is looking.
Leviticus 24 is all about raising the bar of life up to God’s
expectations. In this chapter we hear
about not blaspheming against God. We
learn about setting high expectations for those who dwell in our midst. What we are talking about here is lifting
people up rather than compromising ourselves down.
This really hits home when it comes to discipleship. What is discipleship about – teaching others
to imitate godly patterns or asking the godly to lower their standards to
accept the world’s standards? Obviously
discipleship is about teaching other people to imitate godly patterns!
In this chapter, we really feel the discipleship challenge with
respect to godly living. Yes, we don’t
live in a culture that stones people and we certainly live in a faith that
believes in forgiveness. But this
chapter is about raising expectations.
This chapter is about discipling people into strong godly lives. This chapter is about developing character
that is worth imitating.
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