If you believe Jesus is the son of God and accept him as your savior, you're a disciple. It's a great idea to be a Christian -- to live in a way that reflects the teachings of Jesus -- but it is impossible for anyone to actually do that: we just get as close as we can, right?
Yes, we do. However, the more I try to work on my spiritual life, the more I realize how immature I am in that aspect of my life. If I am in fact a disciple, then I'm a pretty crappy one. Judas was a disciple of Jesus too, heck, he was even an apostle, and we all know how that ended. I would love to believe that I am not like Judas (I hope, I'm not, although we probably all are sometimes like Judas), but more like Thomas, or Simon Peter. There is a long way for me to go, but I still have hope. I say this, not in a self deprecating way, but in a sincere realization of where I am, and in looking at people around me whom I admire, who are further along, and finally having some idea of where I want to go.
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Yes, we do. However, the more I try to work on my spiritual life, the more I realize how immature I am in that aspect of my life. If I am in fact a disciple, then I'm a pretty crappy one. Judas was a disciple of Jesus too, heck, he was even an apostle, and we all know how that ended. I would love to believe that I am not like Judas (I hope, I'm not, although we probably all are sometimes like Judas), but more like Thomas, or Simon Peter. There is a long way for me to go, but I still have hope. I say this, not in a self deprecating way, but in a sincere realization of where I am, and in looking at people around me whom I admire, who are further along, and finally having some idea of where I want to go.