Just Say No to Abuse Declaring War on Terrorism. Disciple comes from the word discipline . It takes discipline to be a disciple. Also, a disciple is a mature believer.
Spiritual maturity is a process.
In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God's word all over again. Anyone who lives on milk, being still an infant, is not acquainted with the teaching about righteousness. The more disciplined a believer becomes, the more God can use them. A disciple must deny his own will and follow Christ. We can become disciples by ridding ourselves of our old way of life and developing godly habits.