2 Generations or 4 Generations
2 Timothy 2:2 - What you heard from me [Paul] in the presence of others pass on to faithful men who in turn can teach others. I love this verse! If someone was to ask me what is my favorite verse I don't know if this is it, but it is close. I love the idea of 4 generations of believers! 4G discipleship! Paul who trained Timothy who was charged with training faithful men who would train others. Paul >Timothy>Faithful>Others. Can I be honest though? Sometimes I find myself pushing for 2 generation discipleship. 2 Clayton 2:2 goes something like this: "Now that you've heard from me in the presence of others go and invite your friends and family and anyone you can to come back next week to hear more." 2G discipleship. Come, hear me teach, and be fed. I tend to make discipleship more and more about attendance to something where I can teach them, rather than radical obedience to Jesus' call to make disciples. I mean, if I am gathering them to l