What does it mean to be a disciple of Christ?

Chris Law explains that a disciple is simply a follower, one who is becoming more and more shaped like the one they are following. In the context of Scripture, a disciple is one who is following Christ, turning away from oneself and coming under His training. The Greek interpretation of a disciple further emphasizes this idea of being a learner, continually being molded in the image of Christ.

As cited in Luke 6:40, a disciple is not above his teacher, but aims to be like his teacher once fully trained. Therefore, the goal of discipleship is to undergo the process of becoming more like Christ, to turn away from our own self-interests and to follow Him, striving to reflect His image in our lives.

Romans 8:29 (NKJV): 'For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren.'

A disciple is simply a follower. In Scripture we see a disciple is one who is following Christ, but in the Greek the idea is that it's a learner, one who's becoming more and shaped like who they are following. And so to follow Christ is to turn away from oneself and to follow Christ to be under his training. As Luke 6 40 says, a disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone when he is perfectly trained will be like his teacher. And so the goal of being a disciple is to the process of becoming more like Christ to turn away and to follow Him and to become like Him.