on pages 52 - 53 the authors liken becoming disciples as becoming part of a story that begins way before us and it will continue long after we are gone, unless Jesus comes first. The authors do not even mention this possibility but it is. And we should look forward to it just as Paul did.
We are, as it were, jumping onto a moving train. The train (of the church) is moving. Salvation is not static. For us personally it is a part of a process that continues as long as we live. Perhaps in another form it continues into the next life. And corporately salvation is done as part of a group. We need each other. It is so much easier to belong to a group. We help each other. Lone ranger Christianity is so much harder.
God did not mean for most people to be along with their faith or their works. Thank God it is so. Our culture encourages such a lone ranger posture. The Marlboro Man, the John Wayne, the Spiderman type, type is still looked at as an ideal. But God encourages us to thrive in groups (churches).
Salvation is not static. It is not an on/off switch which we turned on when we made a decision for Christ. It may be that but it is just a beginning.
They suggest "we begin in the middle". God is with you. This we know for sure. Romans 6:5-11.
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