less than doing the will of CHRIST,
rather than our own will--
doing it always, whatever . . .
the cost,
the sacrifice,
or the danger.
There is too much mere pretense
the cost,
the sacrifice,
or the danger.
There is too much mere pretense
in our religion. We say that we
believe in CHRIST; but if we truly
do, we must follow HIM wherever
HE leads, though we don't know where.
We say we love CHRIST, and
from HIS lips comes the crucial test:
"If you love ME--
keep MY commandments."
(John 14:15)
To be a Christian is to be devoted
utterly, and irrevocably, to CHRIST!
"And anyone who does not carry
"And anyone who does not carry
his cross and follow ME cannot
be MY disciple!" Luke 14:27
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GraceGems has J.A. James' challenging article,
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