Disinfecting or Discipling?

            David Platt contrasts disinfecting and discipling Christians in his book Radical, by saying, “Whereas disinfecting Christians involves isolating them and teaching them to be good, discipling Christians involves propelling Christians into the world to risk their lives for the sake of others.” The difference is how people live their day to day lives and what they consider the goal of the church to be. The goal of the church for disinfection is to keep bad out and teach good to those in the church building. Discipleship involves Christ and his example of reaching out quietly and consistently in love in the Christian’s day to day encounters. The Bible shows that Jesus took the route of discipleship and with that pattern, changed the world.