not dichotomizes, evangelism and discipleship. As I will show throughout this book, understanding the role of the gospel in discipleship can make a huge difference in our lives. It certainly has in mine! Once a gospel-centered definition of discipleship is established, we will turn our attention to how the gospel actually makes disciples. The word disciple is used more frequently than Christian to refer to believers in the Bible.1 This repeated usage tells us that disciple is
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