DISCIPLESHIP IN CHRISTIANITY
(A LOOK INTO THE PRIMITIVE AND MODERN APPROACH)

BY

OTITOJU TEMITOPE ROSELINE

Submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of

POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN THEOLOGY

at the

REDEEMED CHRISTIAN BIBLE COLLEGE

SUPERVISOR: PASTOR G.G. OBAFEMI

ABSTRACT

One would agree that, apart from His (Jesus) sacrificial work on the cross, the most significant thing our Lord did upon the earth was to make disciples. Our Lord had written no books, He had built no organization; there were no physical structures or monuments left to commemorate Him. He had placed the future of His earthly work entirely in the hands of His disciples. Had they failed there task, humanly speaking the church of Jesus Christ would not exist today.

In the last decade, discipleship had become a popular subject in Christian circles. The great difficulty is that when we use this term we frequently mean something entirely different from that denoted by the biblical terms. For instance, we hear talk about discipling others or being discipled. People go to their Pastors and ask to be discipled just like Paul discipled Timothy. Now the question is just how did Paul discipled Timothy?

This is precisely the problem. We almost completely fail to grasp the biblical concept (primitive) of discipleship. Questions are been raised to the fact that discipleship concept lacks clarity of what it means, how it is done and the likes of it.

This study however, is an exploration into Christian discipleship. Its primary aim is to compare and contrast the primitive and modern approach to discipleship. While the secondary aim is to establish what lessons can be learnt in this modern times, applying primitive styles to disciple believers today. These ends will be pursued by looking into what the modern day approach has missed in