He has redeemed me, a lost and condemned person. He has purchased and freed me from all sins, from death, and from the power of the devil, not with gold or silver but with his holy, precious blood and innocent suffering and death. He has done all this in order that I may belong to him, live under him in his kingdom, and serve him in eternal righteousness, innocence, and blessedness , just as he is risen from the dead and lives and rules in eternity. This is most certainly true. For us as Lutheran Christians, the call to discipleship is grounded in Baptism.
Discipleship flows from and is daily renewed in our baptismal covenant.