2006-06-18 21:21:25 · 15 answers · asked by schafer_mail 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Not much since both are meant to be the same. A Christian is one who has accepted Jesus Christ as his/her personal Saviour and Lord. That means: he/she accepts that he/she is a sinner and that Jesus died in his/her place to pay for his/her sins. He/she invites Jesus to be the Lord and Master of his/her life and willingly hands over the affairs of his/her life to Jesus' control.
Every Christian is called to be a disciple of Christ. You cannot just believe Jesus and not follow Him. A believer may be one who surrendered to Jesus once and who later took control of things trying to run his/her life. But that will be miserable.
2006-06-18 21:36:30 · answer #1 · answered by lalskii 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The first just believe and want to gain something. The second is doing what is asked from him in day to day life and is in one way or another connected with Christ inside himself.
People that are really connected with the Christ inside themselves are actually very, very rare.
True disciple of the Christ is the SOUL.
2006-06-18 21:25:47 · answer #2 · answered by PINKO P 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first believes in Christians, the latter is a follower of Jesus Christ.
2006-06-18 21:29:26 · answer #3 · answered by wefields@swbell.net 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the disciples are the people that first believed in Jesus and accompanied him in his life, they are his 12 scholars who were supposed to deliver his message to the world after him.
in islam we call the disciples of jesus "ALHAWARYN" or the pure and selected.
the funny thing is that it well known throughout the religious world, that the choice of the present four "gospels" of the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John) were imposed in the Council of Nicea 325 CE for political purposes under the auspices of the pagan Emperor Constantine.
Literally, hundreds of gospels and religious writings were hidden from the people. Some of those writings were written by Jesus’ disciples, and many of them were eyewitness accounts of Jesus’ actions. The Nicea Council decided to destroy all gospels written in Hebrew, which resulted in the burning of nearly three hundred accounts.
The earliest Gospel is that of Mark’s which was written about 60-75 AD. Mark did not travel around with Jesus. Luke also and Paul, never met Jesus. the names Marks and Luke were not included in the 12 appointed disciples of Jesus as mentioned in Matthew 10:2-4?
John’s Gospel was written in about 100 AD. He (John) should not be confused with John, the disciple, who was beheaded by Agrippa I in the year 44 CE long before this gospel was written.
Christians, boast about the Gospels according to Matthew, according to Mark, according to Luke and according to John. However, if we think about it, there is not a single Gospel according to Jesus himself.
2006-06-18 21:44:25 · answer #4 · answered by curious 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Two additional words?
Perhaps a degree of arrogance in the self-proclaimed "disciple of Jesus Christ?"
In reality, nothing. Both suffer from delusions of grandeur.
2006-06-18 21:29:01 · answer #5 · answered by Left the building 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are the same thing'
Christian-Christ like
disciple- Christ like
2006-06-18 21:30:31 · answer #6 · answered by 0110010100 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmm... should there be any difference?
If one believes, then one follows as a disciple... Isn't that how it should be??
2006-06-18 21:26:13 · answer #7 · answered by Arf Bee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a believer is a follower, and a disciple is a teacher/leader.
2006-06-18 21:29:21 · answer #8 · answered by Kevin A 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A true christian is like a branch that remains in the true vine.
A name-sake christian does not remain in the true vine and hence cannot produce real fruit.
2006-06-18 23:37:58 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing, except inasmuch as every religious person's beliefs are different from everyone else's.
2006-06-18 21:26:05 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋