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The Radical Disciple: Wholehearted Christian Living is unavailable, but you can change that!

So many of us avoid radical discipleship by being selective, choosing rather those areas in which commitment is appealing, and steering well clear of areas where it will be costly. But because Jesus is Lord, we have no liberty to pick and choose. The author looks at eight characteristics of Christian discipleship, which are commonly neglected yet deserve to be taken seriously.

to glorify God and to enjoy him for ever’. We also toyed with a yet briefer statement of only five words such as ‘love God, love your neighbour’. But neither seemed wholly satisfactory. So I want to share with you where my mind has come to rest as I approach the end of my pilgrimage on earth. It is this: God wants his people to become like Christ, for Christlikeness is the will of God for the people of God. I propose first, to lay down the biblical basis for the call to Christlikeness; second, to
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