“Peter answered him and said, ‘Thought they all fall away because of you, I will never fall away’” Matthew 26:33. Peter thought himself to be a “Super Disciple.”

What does it mean to be a disciple?

Today we use the word “disciple” in an exclusively religious manner, one who disseminates another’s doctrine. But that is not the origin of the word. It properly means a pupil, trainee, or apprentice. To be an apprentice one must diligently emulate their mentor, copying every thought and action to become that mentor. Apprenticeship programs last for years with constant oversight and training until the apprentice proves their abilities to their teacher. Such programs exist today in either formal apprenticeship programs or college. College degrees are proof of expertise in specific areas of “discipline.”

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