The 21 Laws of Discipleship

1. Transformed by the renewing of your mind.

2. Transformed by training.

3. Transformed by worship.

4. Transformed in community.

5. Transformed by habit.

6. Transformed by the power of the Holy Spirit.

7. Transformed by imitating a godly example.

8. Transformed by trying really hard. (Yes, discipleship does include trying really, really hard.)

9. Transformed by faith.

10. Transformed by speaking the truth. We are changed more by what we say than by what we hear.

11. Transformed by pain.

12. Transformed by the gospel.

13. Transformed by service.

14. Transformed by finding and using the way of escape.

15. Transformed by going all-in.

16. Transformed by time.

17. Transformed by prayer.

18. Transformed by understanding and using the principle of replacement.

19. Transformed by confessing sin.

20. Transformed by living life in the kingdom.

21. Transformed by sovereign grace.

The promise that God is good is repeated many times in Scripture. It is a repeated theme throughout the whole Bible. Here are a few examples:

• “Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has commanded you, so that you may live long and that it may go well with you in the land the LORD your God is giving you. Deuteronomy 5:16 (NIV)

• Oh, that their hearts would be inclined to fear me and keep all my commands always, so that it might go well with them and their children forever! Deuteronomy 5:29 (NIV)

• Hear, Israel, and be careful to obey so that it may go well with you and that you may increase greatly in a land flowing with milk and honey, just as the LORD, the God of your ancestors, promised you. Deuteronomy 6:3 (NIV)

• He gave you manna to eat in the wilderness, something your ancestors had never known, to humble and test you so that in the end it might go well with you. Deuteronomy 8:16 (NIV)

• Yet because the wicked do not fear God, it will not go well with them, and their days will not lengthen like a shadow. Ecclesiastes 8:13 (NIV)

Do you believe—really believe—that if you give part of your money away it will go well with you? If not, the solution is not to try really hard to be generous. You must change your beliefs. You must be transformed by the renewing of your mind.

Do you believe—really believe—that there is a throne in Heaven and Someone is sitting on it? (Revelation 4:2). Or do you believe the world is running amuck? If you really believe the latter, trying really hard not to worry won’t help.

My favorite verse
My favorite verse is Hebrews 11:6. What do we learn about God from this verse?

And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. Hebrews 11:6 (NIV)

What do we learn about God? We learn that He exists. Most people already know that. Most people believe there is a God. Even the demons believe there is a God. What they don’t believe is this next part: God is a rewarder. They don’t believe that they will be rewarded if they follow God. They don’t believe it is good for them to obey God. They don’t believe it is in their best interest to live the Christian life.

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

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