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Stimulating theology is an oxymoron for most people. "Theology" sounds like something for the severely intellectual, full of complicated ideas that escape the typical Christian reader. In reality, theology is meant to enhance our understanding of God. Most of the words that make up the Christian vocabulary are common words, drawn from the realities of life, and therefore are easily applicable to...

THE WORD disciple comes from the Latin discipulus, an equivalent of the Greek word mathētēs. Both mean a pupil or learner. In Greek culture a disciple or learner was considered a philosopher’s follower or sometimes an apprentice learning a trade. Scarcely mentioned in the Old Testament (1 Chron. 25:7; Isa. 8:16; 50:4), the concept nonetheless is found there with Samuel’s, Elijah’s, and Elisha’s understudies, “the sons of the prophets.” In the New Testament the term disciple is found exclusively
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