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Explain how this teaching about discipleship would affect the life of a Christian today.
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Discipleship Coursework Question 2 Explain how this teaching about discipleship would affect the life of a Christian today. The word Disciple means a student or a person who learns. A disciple is a person who learns from Jesus and lives their life according to the teaching's of Jesus, following his example. In this essay I will be looking at how discipleship, or being a Christian, affects different types of people in their everyday living. There are 3 types of people that Christianity affects. These are Lay person, Religious person and Priest. The first of these vocations is a Lay person. The word Lay is LAOS in Greek which means ordinary person, this reflects exactly what Lay people are, they are ordinary people who follow and practise the teachings of God in everyday life. Most members of the Church are lay people. A Lay person is someone who is neither ordained, nor a member of...
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