Years ago after study of the life of Moses, and I thought about the commandments of Jesus. Yesterday in Bible Study we talked about Jesus the cornerstone the builders rejected and how people stumble (1 Peter 2:6-8) or avoid the difficult teachings of Jesus.
Jesus's call to discipleship is easy (Matthew 11:28-30), yet there is a personal cost (Luke 14:28). To lay oneself down (Romans 12:1-2) and surrender to a life of full obedience and the renunciation of all contrary plans once committed to. Following Him may mean we lose relationships, dreams, material things, or even our lives.
One way Jesus spoke about this was to talk about the cross, saying, for example, “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me” (Luke 9:23).
Jesus's call to discipleship is easy (Matthew 11:28-30), yet there is a personal cost (Luke 14:28). To lay oneself down (Romans 12:1-2) and surrender to a life of full obedience and the renunciation of all contrary plans once committed to. Following Him may mean we lose relationships, dreams, material things, or even our lives.
One way Jesus spoke about this was to talk about the cross, saying, for example, “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me” (Luke 9:23).
- necessary, not optional (Luke 14:27)
- personal; for you (Matthew 16:24)
- voluntary; not forced, willingly accepted (Matthew 19:21-22)
- mortal; to kill all selfishness
- bears eternal fruit (John 12:24-26)
1 Cor 6:9,11,14,19-20
...do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived... And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God...By his power God raised the Lord from the dead, and he will raise us also...Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.
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