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Disciple by Juan Carlos Ortiz

I remember learning that the Greek word for “walk,” peripateo, used in Ephesians 4:1 “walk in a manner worthy of the calling” which means to live one’s life. Ortiz connects this idea to discipleship by emphasizing that forming disciples is really about forming lives.

He challenges us by saying, “We must stop being speakers and start being fathers. Speakers have hearers, but fathers have children.” True spiritual fatherhood requires investing time and heart into building relationships. This led me to repent, reflecting on how much time and genuine care I have really given to my brothers and sisters in Christ.

Discipleship is not merely transferring knowledge from a teacher to others; it is living out the life that I saw in Christ. In my reflection, I ask myself: Do I care for my disciples as a father cares for his children? Am I simply acting as a Bible study leader, or am I truly concerned for every aspect of their lives?

This book speaks volumes about how I view discipleship. Ortiz emphasizes that submission to God is the foundation of true discipleship and that family is the primary model through which submission is acceptable in our time, and it is a great model for the discipleship that God calls us to form.  We, as Christians, often accept Jesus as Savior, but not fully as Lord. In the opening chapter, Ortiz reminds us that “a gospel without lordship is incomplete.” He explains that accepting Jesus as Savior happens instantaneously through faith, but acknowledging Him as Lord is something we grow into through obedience. In fact, he goes as far as to say that there is no true discipleship without submission.

As I reflect on my own spiritual walk, I see that I am still in the process of learning submission and lordship—especially when my own reasoning and experiences resist. Submission means acknowledging Jesus as the ultimate authority and dying to self.

Ortiz recognizes how countercultural this is, and he points to what makes surrender possible: love. He calls love “the oxygen of the kingdom.” When we truly experience God’s love, surrender no longer feels burdensome, but becomes a place of joy. This deeply moves my heart—I want to love Him more, so that surrendering to His lordship becomes natural and joyful, bringing Him delight.

In the final chapters, Ortiz contrasts the old covenant, which is based on written laws we must obey, with the new covenant, which is based on the Holy Spirit whom we are called to follow.

May the Holy Spirit teach me, guide me, and help me to truly follow and submit to Him.

(2 Cor 3:3-6) “You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone, but on tablets of human heart.”