"Imitators of God": Lessons in Discipleship from the First Testament

When most people think of what it means to be a "Christian" the word "discipleship" usually doesn't come to mind. After two millennia it seems that the standard has been pared down to a nub, so that now for the majority of professing Christians, commitment to Christ involves little more than assenting to a creed rather than submitting to Jesus' dynamic leadership and becoming his followers. But when Jesus described the terms of what it means to be a part of his kingdom He left no ambiguity ...