Follow Me by David Platt
Week 5: Chapter 4 — The Great Why
Read Chapter 4 of Follow Me by David Platt. Key passages: John 10:10; John 17:3; 1 John 5:11–12.
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Having described what discipleship costs, Platt turns to what it gives — and it is far greater than anything we are asked to leave behind.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Platt argues that the life Jesus promises in John 10:10 — "life to the full" — is not a more comfortable or prosperous version of our current life but something qualitatively different: eternal life, which Jesus defines in John 17:3 as *knowing* God. How does defining eternal life as a relationship rather than a destination change how you think about it?
2.He makes the case that every human heart is designed for God and that nothing else can truly satisfy it. Where have you personally tested this — places you looked for life and meaning that ultimately couldn't deliver?
3.Platt describes the joy of knowing God not as a religious feeling but as the deepest possible human experience. How would you describe your current experience of knowing God? Is it growing, stagnant, or somewhere in between?