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Question 6
The speaker lists three aims of apprenticeship (as stated: “be with your rabbi… be with your rabbi… do what he did” with the explanation that character is “soaked in” and the end is to become a rabbi who makes disciples); how should a Christian evaluate whether their faith is primarily information-based, inspiration-based, or imitation-based?
Another way to ask: The goal is to be with Jesus and do what he did, not just learn facts. How can you tell if your faith is mainly about information, feeling inspired, or actually copying Jesus’ way of life?
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Direct Answer
The speaker’s framework pushes Christians to measure faith not just by what they know or feel, but by whether they are actually becoming like Jesus and doing what he did. A good evaluation asks: Am I intentionally “with Jesus,” is his character soaking into me, and is my life participating in his mission?
- He outlines three apprentice goals: (1) “be with your rabbi,” (2) being with him so his “character” is “soaked in,” and (3) “do what he did.”
- The intended outcome is maturity: eventually the rabbi says, “Go and make disciples for yourself.”
- He applies this directly: “Our apprenticeship under Jesus should follow these same three goals… be with Jesus, be like Jesus, and do what Jesus did.”
- He critiques a purely mental approach: “Our goal is not just to be heady and know a lot about the Bible.”
- He lists “preaching the gospel… hospitality… peacemaking… healing the sick… showing love to those far from God” as examples of doing what Jesus did.