Follow Me by David Platt
Week 10: Chapter 9 — A Dangerous Discipleship
Read Chapter 9 of Follow Me by David Platt. Key passages: Matthew 10:16–39; Acts 5:29; Philippians 1:29.
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Platt ends his argument where the Bible itself is honest: faithful discipleship in a fallen world will involve suffering, opposition, and risk — and Jesus said so from the start.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Platt draws from Matthew 10, where Jesus sends the disciples out and tells them to expect persecution, hatred, and danger. How does this passage serve as a corrective to versions of Christianity that promise health, safety, and prosperity?
2.He points to believers around the world who risk imprisonment, family rejection, and death to follow Jesus, and asks whether our comfortable Western Christianity is the norm or the exception in church history and global reality. How does that question land for you?
3.Platt argues that Philippians 1:29 — "it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also suffer for his sake" — frames suffering not as an unfortunate side effect of faith but as a *gift* granted to believers. How do you respond to that framing? What would it mean to receive suffering as a grace?