Christianity without Discipleship

Christianity without the living Christ is inevitably Christianity without discipleship, and Christianity without discipleship is always Christianity without Christ. (Dietrich Bonhoeffer)

Below are quotes from Bill Hull's book, The Complete Book of Discipleship:

The church culture has largely accepted the idea of non-discipleship Christianity: People can be Christians without making any  effort to submit and follow Christ. 

1. The American gospel limits grace to forgiveness of sin.  We place the focus of grace on conversion instead of on the whole journey.  (See Eph. 2:8-9 including v. 10)

2. The American gospel separates justification form sanctification. Discipleship flourishes when we present the gospel as a seamless journey of transformation that begins with new life given by God and moves right along with the joy of following Christ every day.

3. The American gospel teaches that faith equals agreement with a set of religious facts. Believing in Jesus has no meaning if we don't follow him in discipleship.  Believing without discipleship isn't believing, it's agreeing to a set of facts about a religious figure.