Disciple @ a scholar, sometimes applied to the followers of John the Baptist Matthew:9:14), and of the Pharisees (22:16), but principally to the followers of Christ. A disciple of Christ is one who (1) believes his doctrine, (2) rests on his sacrifice, (3) imbibes his spirit, and (4) imitates his example Matthew:10:24; Luke:14:26-27, 33; John:6:69).