Summary:

"A lot of us have been taught to think of a Christian as one who has prayed a prayer, confessed their sin, asked Jesus to be in their heart. That kind of thinking makes the rest of the Bible's teaching optional, as least as far as being a Christian is concerned." Is that how you were taught to be a Christian? It's not wrong, but it's not entirely right either. Jesus calls us to follow him. Listen tohttps://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ ( )https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Keith) explain what that means as he continues our series onhttps://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/how-to-follow-jesus/ ( )https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/how-to-follow-jesus/ (Learning to Follow Jesus). Interested in more content like this? Listen to this episode onhttps://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/how-to-become-a-christian-learning-to-follow-jesus-luke/ ( )https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/how-to-become-a-christian-learning-to-follow-jesus-luke/ (How to Become a Christian). To learn more, visit ourhttps://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ ( )https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ (website) and follow us onhttps://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO ( )https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Facebook),https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO ( )https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ (Instagram), andhttps://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo ( )https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO.   Outline 0:20 -https://babylonbee.com/news/bible-lacking-sinners-prayer-returned-full-refund ( )https://babylonbee.com/news/bible-lacking-sinners-prayer-returned-full-refund (Babylon Bee article) 1:00 - Myth of magical prayer vs. Jesus's calling 2:55 - Disciples vs. Christians 3:05 -https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=acts+11.26&version=NIV ( )https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=acts+11.26&version=NIV (Acts 11.26) 3:50 -https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+6%3A40&version=NIV ( )https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+6%3A40&version=NIV (Luke 6.40) 4:05 -https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke+9.23-24&version=NIV ( )https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke+9.23-24&version=NIV (Luke 9.23-24) 5:20 - The opposite conclusion and why it's wrong 6:45 - Subscribe. Rate. Share.   Social Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO ( )https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO) Instagram:https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO ( )https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO) Twitter:https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo ( )https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo)   Passages Acts 11.26:https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=acts+11.26&version=NIV ( )https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=acts+11.26&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=acts+11.26&version=NIV) Luke 6.40:https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+6%3A40&version=NIV ( )https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+6%3A40&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+6%3A40&version=NIV) Luke 9.23-24:https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke+9.23-24&version=NIV ( )https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke+9.23-24&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke+9.23-24&version=NIV)   References Babylon Bee article ("Bible Lacking Sinner's Prayer Returned For Full Refund"):https://babylonbee.com/news/bible-lacking-sinners-prayer-returned-full-refund ( )https://babylonbee.com/news/bible-lacking-sinners-prayer-returned-full-refund (https://babylonbee.com/news/bible-lacking-sinners-prayer-returned-full-refund)   Resources Sacra Pagina: The Gospel of Luke Commentary by Luke Timothy... Support this podcast