The Correlation between the Concepts of the Kingdom of God and Discipleship in Matthew's Gospel for Today's Discipleship
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https://doi.org/10.36421/veritas.v18i1.323Keywords:
Kingdom of God, Discipleship, Disciple, The Gospel of MatthewAbstract
In the church or fellowship, there are symptoms of many people claiming to be Christians, but few want to be discipled. However, the main contributing factor to the problem of discipleship in the church comes from within Christianity itself. There is a dichotomy between “being a believer” and “being a disciple” that causes Christians to no longer make Christ the Lord and King who must be worshiped and exalted throughout their lives. As a result, discipleship only becomes a program and tradition but no longer helps believers grow into disciples of Christ who live like Him. The solution to the problem of discipleship lies in the discipleship strategy that Jesus worked on, namely within the framework or dimensions of God’s Kingdom. The kingdom of God and discipleship are two big and significant topics in the Gospel of Matthew. The correlation between the concept of the kingdom of God and discipleship in the Gospel of Matthew is that discipleship is a process to bring all people to become disciples of Jesus, the citizens of the kingdom of God, who are subject to God’s rule and obedient to do His will. This correlation can be the answer to the problem of discipleship that is happening in the church or fellowship at this time.
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