Follow Me by David Platt
Week 3: Chapter 2 — Dead Men Walking
Read Chapter 2 of Follow Me by David Platt. Key passages: Romans 3:10–18; Ephesians 2:1–5; John 3:3–7.
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Before we can understand what it means to follow Jesus, Platt insists we must reckon honestly with what we are by nature — and the picture the Bible paints is not flattering.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Platt grounds the need for discipleship in a robust doctrine of human depravity. He describes people apart from Christ as spiritually dead — not sick, not confused, but dead. How does this diagnosis change how we think about evangelism and discipleship?
2.He draws on passages like Ephesians 2:1–5 to argue that no one seeks God on their own initiative. How does this shape the way we pray for people who are not yet followers of Jesus? Does it make prayer feel more urgent or less? Why?
3.Platt is critical of presentations of the gospel that begin with "God has a wonderful plan for your life" rather than with the reality of human sinfulness and God's holiness. Do you find his critique fair? What is lost — and what is gained — when we begin with sin and judgment rather than with felt needs?
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