[Faith-talk] FW: [masterslist] Understanding the Cost

[Eric Calhoun]

Original Message: 
From: "Dean Masters" <dwmasters at earthlink.net>
To: "masters list" <masterslist at yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [masterslist] Understanding the Cost
Date: 
Fri, 3 Jun 2011 10:25:11 -0400

Understanding the cost of being a follower of Christ

April 8, 2011

"If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his
cross 
and follow me."

Matthew 16:24

One thing that I firmly believe and always share with others is that 
salvation is a free gift of God and is accomplished on our part only by 
trusting in
Christ for the forgiveness of our sins. But there's a difference between 
accepting the free gift of grace and what I call 'easy believe-ism'.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the great Christian leader who stood against Hitler
in 
Nazi Germany, wrote, "When Christ calls a man, He bids him come and die."

And
I think Bonhoeffer was exactly right! Jesus himself said that following
him 
would require for each of his followers to "deny himself and take up his 
cross
and follow" him.

What the church needs today is the challenge of the cross. If you're
going 
to follow Jesus, there's a decision to make and there's a charge to keep.
It's
not an easy road to follow Jesus Christ. It's a road of commitment, 
conviction, and many times, death.

To truly know Jesus Christ is to give all that you have to him; to
exchange 
all that you are for all that he is. That's salvation and that's what it 
means
to be a follower of Jesus!

THE SAVING GRACE OF JESUS CHRIST IS FREE, BUT GOD CALLS US TO MUCH MORE
THAN 
SALVATION. HE CALLS US TO LIVE OUR LIVES FOR CHRIST EACH DAY.

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