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The Challenge of True Discipleship: Understanding Sacrifice
In this thought-provoking episode, we explore the radical n… (visit YouTube for more)
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Jesus voluntarily took up that implement and went to Golgotha.
He’s saying, if you want to follow me, you have to be willing to do that, to volunteer for what I’m asking of you. This is truly radical, isn’t it, friends, it’s not necessarily the kind of Christianity that we want to buy into in our human nature.
Do we want to be abused? Of course we don’t. And yet Jesus says. If that’s what I’m asking of you, then you should do it, if you want to follow me.
The scripture really challenges us sometimes, doesn’t it? Are we putting our own wants and desires ahead of the kingdom of God? Are there things that God’s asking of us that we are ignoring because we’d rather do our own things?
This doesn’t affect our salvation one way or the other, but if we’re truly saved, then we will want to be obedient to the one who called us. This is food for thought and something worth meditating on.
