A disciple is someone who learns from a teacher. To be a disciple of Jesus Christ is to learn from Him and follow His teachings. Disciples continue the work that He began in the way that He instructed. In the gospels, the term disciple was initially used to mean the twelve men chosen to be a part of Jesus’ inner circle (also called apostles - Mark 3:13-18). It is now used more widely to describe all the men and women who follow Jesus. Jesus issued His final commands to His disciples to go out into the nations and in turn ‘make disciples’, baptising them and teaching them to be obedient to His teaching (Matthew 28:19). In this way, Christians today can rightly call themselves ‘disciples’ of Jesus Christ.
