Following Jesus Means Daily Death to Self
Jesus turned from the disciples and spoke to everyone listening: “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.” This is not a call for a few radical disciples. It is the normal Christian life. In the Roman world, taking up a cross meant walking to your own execution. Jesus was not talking about minor inconveniences. He was talkin
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