Taking up the cross
It really is like that, isn't it?
Luke 9:23-26 - Then he said to them all: "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will save it. What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, and yet lose or forfeit his very self? If anyone is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when he comes in his glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels."
Romans 1:15-17 "I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: "The righteous will live by faith."
2 Timothy 1:8 "So do not be ashamed to testify about our Lord..." I've always wanted to put these verses about being ashamed of the gospel together, and a joint occurence - an email from Jo, and an MSN discussion with Sara - just seemed to catalyse that desire... there's a lot to be discussed here in the context of the modern Christian, and I always have a lot of thoughts on this issue...Libellés : christian, thinking
[Taking up the cross]
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