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What Jesus Said About the Cost of DiscipleshipBeispiel
## The gospel is radical, with an all-consuming message
None of you can be my disciples if you do not give up everything (Luke 14:33).
And He was saying to them all, 'If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow Me' (Luke 9:23), and 'He who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me' (Matthew 10:38).
Yes, it is radical and extreme. But the issue at stake is also extreme. It is about eternal life and eternal death. It is about the glory of God. It is about a message that can and will bring hope and healing wherever it is preached.
I once heard a pastor saying: "I have a deep desire to go to the nations. But I have four little girls, and I cannot take them into a situation of danger or uncertainty." His words draw a line through his message, making it powerless. Nobody believed that he understood the seriousness and cost of being a follower of Jesus.
The cost doesn't outweigh the prize!
Paul said: But whatever things were gain to me… I count them but rubbish so that I may gain Christ (Philippians 3:7-8). The seriousness of this message outweighs the seemingly outrageous cost of following Jesus. This is what was driving Paul (2 Corinthians 4:7-12; 2 Corinthians 6:1-10).
For Christians, nothing compares with " this treasure" we have in us and the privilege and responsibility to bring this treasure to other people.
Jesus asks everything, but He already gave everything.
Obedience: What would for you, be too difficult to give up?
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