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Nathan said:
Do you think disciples follow and learn because they have to - or because they want to?

Seems to me Jesus never wanted someone to follow Him because they had to, but always wanted them to follow Him because they wanted to.
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I can agree with you, Jesus was never imposing or intrusive and neither did he force or pressure anyone to follow him.

I would say that disciples follow and learn because they want to out of a burning desire of love for Jesus and God.

And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. 1 John 4:16
 
The Truth said:
I can agree with you, Jesus was never imposing or intrusive and neither did he force or pressure anyone to follow him.

I would say that disciples follow and learn because they want to out of a burning desire of love for Jesus and God.

And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. 1 John 4:16
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"By this will all men know that you are My disciples, If you have love for one another."
John 13:35
 
Nathan said:
Do you think disciples follow and learn because they have to - or because they want to?

Seems to me Jesus never wanted someone to follow Him because they had to, but always wanted them to follow Him because they wanted to.
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Agreed.
Jesus never forced anything on anyone.
But He did present them with some difficult choices.

Matthew 4:18-22; 19:16-22
Luke 5:27-28; 9:57-62; 18:28
 
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