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NASB | Mark 6:8 and He instructed them that they should take nothing for their journey, except a mere staff--no bread, no bag, no money in their belt-- |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Mark 6:8 He told them to take nothing for the journey except a mere walking stick--no bread, no [traveler's] bag, no money in their belts-- |
Bible Question:
Thank you, Steve! So, in today's culture, how might a disciple of Jesus live? |
Bible Answer: Dear kwhale53, Great question! Of course, we have to read everything in context. That initial sending out of the disciples during Christ's ministry was quite specific. Compare Mark 6 with the directives that He gives them at the end of His ministry in Luke 22 (particularly verses 35 through 38). Amazingly different aren't they! Nevertheless, Jesus didn't leave us ignorant about what a disciple looks like. His teaching along these lines are quite clear. That's a valuable thing considering that He commissioned the church to go and make disciples (Matthew 28:18-20). One of the best sources where He provides a profile is John 15. "In this My Father is glorified, that you should bear much fruit; and you will be disciples to Me," (John 15:8) our Savior said. So we are right to ask about profiling a disciple -- so we can verify what the end product looks like in ourselves and in others. Here's a few notes I've compiled when teaching from this chapter: v8 Disciples bear much fruit (John 15:16; Col 1:10) v9 Disciples abide in the Father and Son's love (John 14:21; Jude 21) v10 Disciples keep Christ's commandments (John 15:14, 20; 1 John 5:3) v11 Disciples rejoice in the midst of adversity (James 1:2; 1 Peter 4:13) v12 Disciples love one another (John 15:17) v13 Disciples demonstrate self-abnegating love (John 13:35; Rom 12:10; Heb 10:24) v14 Disciples know and love the Word (Psa 119; John 10:27, 14:21; 2 Tim 3:15; 2 Pet 3:16) v16 Disciples petition the Father through the Son (1 Cor 1:2; Eph 5:20) v15 Disciples are taught by God (Psa 71:17; John 14:26; Eph 1:17) v18 Disciples are hated by the world (John 17:14; 1 John 3:13) v19 Disciples are not of the world (1 Cor 1:21; Gal 4:3-5; Eph 2:2) v20 Disciples are persecuted (2 Tim 3:12) v26 Disciples have the Holy Spirit (John 14:26; 1 Cor 6:19; Jud 20) v27 Disciples multiply (Mat 28:18-20; Acts 6:7) In Him, Doc |