Any of the followers of Jesus Christ One of the twelve disciples of Jesus sent out as Apostles To make disciples of; to convert to doctrines or principles [M206] A synonym for dependent The pupils and students of God's teachings; also refers to one of the twelve apostles To punish; to discipline    a follower The disciples of Jesus were those who followed, or tried to follow, his teachings One who receives instruction from another; a scholar; a learner; especially, a follower who has learned to believe in the truth of the doctrine of his teacher; an adherent in doctrine; as, the disciples of Plato; the disciples of our Savior A person who learns from another, especially one who then teaches others An active follower or adherent of someone, or some philosophy etc pupil, follower, adherent, devotee To teach; to train A person who follows the teachings of Jesus A person who has come to trust in and follow Jesus - enjoying a personal relationship with him A disciple desires and allows Jesus to lead him/her through the school of life, learning to put into practice the things of God A FOLLOWER OF CHRIST The word disciple can refer to men or women who believed and followed the teachings of Jesus Christ Thus they were 'disciplined' in His doctrine This term should not be confused with the term Apostle someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another If you are someone's disciple, you are influenced by their teachings and try to follow their example. a disciple of Freud. = follower an meditator who is capable of forming a stable attunement with an Initiate, so that he or she can receive inner teachings from that Spiritual Teacher, and channel Light and Guidance emanating from that Teacher to others This is the stage on the Path beyond the Aspirant: after much inner preparation, an Aspirant can be prepared to work as a disciple a scholar, sometimes applied to the followers of John the Baptist (Matt 9:14), and of the Pharisees (22:16), but principally to the followers of Christ A disciple of Christ is one who (1) believes his doctrine, (2) rests on his sacrifice, (3) imbibes his spirit, and (4) imitates his example (Matt 10:24; Luke 14:26, 27, 33; John 6:69) A pupil or follower of a religion, a person, or a movement As Christians we are to be disciples of Jesus (Luke 14:26,27) We follow in the teaching and example of what He said and did A disciple is a convert but not all converts are disciples As disciples we are to bear our cross daily (Matt 16:24) This means to live and die for Him if necessary (Matt 16:25) From the Greek word meaning "learner," the term is applied in the New Testament to followers of particular religious figures, such as Moses (John 9:28), John the Baptist (Luke 11:1; John 1:35), the Pharisees (Mark 2:18), or Jesus Although it applies especially to the Twelve (Matt 20:17), it also designates others who associated with Jesus (Matt 14:26) Paul made numerous disciples "for Christ" (Acts 20:1, 7; 21:16) 1 follower 2 walking the path of light or darkness 3 spiritual teacher Greek for "one who follows," a term used in scripture for students of a master An individual committed not only to learning the information of a set of teachings, but also to the practice of that information plural of disciple