Discipleship to Jesus Christ is a journey. It is a journey of the spirit, of the heart and of faith.
It is a journey of the spirit because it is along a road that leads to the eternal salvation of one's immortal soul.
It is a journey of the heart because it is a love affair with God the Father through God the Son and by God the Holy Spirit.
It is a journey of faith because it requires both belief and trust in the Love, Goodness, Benevolence, Compassion, Justice and Mercy of God.
Like all journeys, it is helpful if you are prepared to undertake the journey, have what you need to complete the journey successfully, know how to get to your destination and know what that destination is.
Knowing the destination seems simple enough. It is heaven, that is, eternal union with God. But there is far more than such a simple statement suggests. Therefore, it is necessary to know the terrain, so to speak, of the destination.
Getting to this destination is much more involved and, therefore, necessitates as detailed a roadmap as possible.
Having what you need for the journey is also more complex and consequently a checklist seems desirable.
Yet, the obvious place for all journeys to begin is to prepare for it. And just as naturally that's where we'll begin this most special of all journeys.
It is a journey of the spirit because it is along a road that leads to the eternal salvation of one's immortal soul.
It is a journey of the heart because it is a love affair with God the Father through God the Son and by God the Holy Spirit.
It is a journey of faith because it requires both belief and trust in the Love, Goodness, Benevolence, Compassion, Justice and Mercy of God.
Like all journeys, it is helpful if you are prepared to undertake the journey, have what you need to complete the journey successfully, know how to get to your destination and know what that destination is.
Knowing the destination seems simple enough. It is heaven, that is, eternal union with God. But there is far more than such a simple statement suggests. Therefore, it is necessary to know the terrain, so to speak, of the destination.
Getting to this destination is much more involved and, therefore, necessitates as detailed a roadmap as possible.
Having what you need for the journey is also more complex and consequently a checklist seems desirable.
Yet, the obvious place for all journeys to begin is to prepare for it. And just as naturally that's where we'll begin this most special of all journeys.
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