Discipleship

by George Campbell Morgan

Publisher:

Fleming H. Revell

, 1897

Overview

The first book ever written by G. Morgan Campbell, Discipleship is a resource not aimed towards theologians, but instead penned with the intention of encouraging anyone in pursuit of furthering a relationship with Jesus Christ. Defining “disciples” as all “who gather around the Teacher and are trained by Him,” Campbell goes on to dissect the biblical origins and implications of the word. Immensely practical, this book covers the question of how to be a disciple of Christ in all circumstances—when at home, work, in relationship with those around oneself, in good times, and in the less than ideal circumstances that life brings us all.

Key Features

• Biblical insight from one of the greatest theologians from the turn of the 20th century
• Resource on prayer, evangelism, and Christian living

Contents

Top Highlights

“It is that of a teacher—Himself possessing full knowledge,—bending over a pupil, and for a set purpose, with an end in view, imparting knowledge step by step, point by point, ever working on toward a definite end. That conception includes also the true ideal of our position. We are not casual listeners, neither are we merely interested hearers desiring information, we are disciples, looking toward and desiring the same end as the Master, and therefore listening to every word, marking every inflection of voice that carries meaning, and applying all our energy to realizing the Teacher’s purpose for us. Such is the ideal.” (Pages 14–15)

“The term disciple marks an individual relationship, and though it has largely fallen out of use, it is of the utmost value still in marking that relationship, existing between Christ and each single soul, and suggesting our consequent position in all the varied circumstances of everyday living.” (Page 12)

“The other great privilege to be remembered is that the school of Jesus is a technical school. He provides opportunities for us to prove in practical life the truths He has to declare.” (Page 17)

“‘Disciples’ is the term consistently used in the four Gospels to mark the relationship existing between Christ and His followers.” (Page 11)

“The first is the establishment of those relations which make it possible for Him to teach and for us to be taught. The question of sin must be dealt with, and that which results from sin—our inability to understand the teaching. Christ never becomes a teacher to those who are living in sin. Sin as actual transgression in the past, must be pardoned, and sin as a principle of revolution within must be cleansed.” (Page 15)

Product Details

• Title: Discipleship
• Author: G. Campbell Morgan
• Publisher: Fleming H. Revel
• Publication Date: 1887
• Pages: 142

About George Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan (1863–1945) was a pastor and leading Bible scholar. He was a contemporary of Rodney “Gipsy” Smith and preached his first sermon at age 13. A few years after Morgan was ordained to the Congregational ministry, D. L. Moody invited him to teach at the Moody Bible Institute. Morgan became the director of Northfield Bible Conference after Moody.

He was the pastor of Westminster Chapel in London from 1904 to 1919 and then from 1933 to 1943, pausing for a brief period to work at Biola in Los Angeles. In 1939, Morgan began to mentor Martyn Lloyd-Jones, who would eventually become his successor at Westminster Chapel.

Morgan’s essay entitled The Purposes of the Incarnation is included in a collection called The Fundamentals, a set of 90 essays that is widely considered to be the foundation of the modern Fundamentalist movement. Several of Morgan’s writings are in G. Campbell Morgan Collection (30 vols.), including The Analyzed Bible, Discipleship, The True Estimate of Life and How to Live, and many more. He is also the author of God’s Perfect Will and The Crises of the Christ.