I would suggest that Christian living is hard because we have never been taught to live the Christian life. We have been taught a lot about the Bible. We know a lot of Bible stories from the Bible. We could give you a lot of Bible facts. We could even throw in a few Greek words and several dates. But we have never been taught, systematically, step-by-step, how to live the Christian life.

We read one book that says that the secret is to be continually filled with the Spirit. Is that right? Well, that is part of the answer. But, there is more to discipleship than living the Spirit-filled life.

We read another book that says we are transformed by the renewing of our minds. And we are. But, there are 20 other ways we are transformed.

Here is this book in a nutshell: Discipleship is complicated. It includes being Spirit-filled, but it is more than that. It included being transformed by the renewing of our minds but it is more than that. A lot more. Twenty things. more.

We fail to live the Christian life because we fail to understand how complicated it is. We fail to make disciples because we fail to understand how complicated it is. To paraphrase Einstein, “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.” If we don’t understand all 21 laws of discipleship we oversimplify things. The result?

• We fail to live the Christian life.

• We fail to make disciples.

Josh Hunt, The 21 Laws of Discipleship (Good Questions, 2024).

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