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Nikki Symeon 11A2 Discipleship Coursework In this essay I will be looking see what Mark's Gospel tells Christians about discipleship. I will discuss what discipleship meant at the time of Jesus and what it means today. The word disciple means somebody who strongly believes in the teachings of a leader or a religion, and tries to act according to them. Throughout Mark's gospel there are a lot of stories about discipleship, the first one being in Mark 1: 16-20. This is when Jesus calls the first of his disciples, telling them to follow him and that he will make them fishers of men. It then says that the men '...at once left their nets and followed him.' This shows how the disciples wanted to learn from and follow Jesus. The term 'fishers of men' means that Jesus wanted the disciples to spread his word and tell others about his message so that they...

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