“So likewise, whosoever he be of
you that forsaketh not all that he
hath, he cannot be my disciple.”—
Luke 14:33.
“He that loveth father or mother
more than me, is not worthy of me:
and he that loveth son or daughter
more than me, is not worthy of me.
And he that taketh not his cross,
and followeth after me, is not worthy
of me. He that findeth his life shall
lose i.t: and he that loseth his life
for my sake, shall find it.” —Matt.
10: 37-39.
These passages from the Christian’s
TH FI JEFFERSONIAN
own Bible give the law of disciple
ship. It contains three things we
will notice closely:
1. We must take the cross and
follow Christ. Christ gave up all
his glory in heaven, became lowly,
served others and not himself and
gave his life to save others. He did
not pursue wealth or pleasure. Are
professed Christians doing that now ?
You know they are not. <
2. We must live Christ more
than our families or oui’ own lives.
Are we doing that? Christ said,
“He that hath my commandments
and keepeth them he it is that loveth
me.”
3. We must forsake all that we
have. There it is in Luke 14:33,
plain and clear.
For a practical example of this
sort of Christianity read the account
of the first church, in Acts 11.
Are present day churches and pro
fessed Christians obeying the law of
discipleship? Are they following
the Christ or the example of the
first church? They are not, and
everybody knows thay are not.
The law of discipleship requires
self-denial and giving up of all for
Christ, and the first Christian church
practiced that doctrine.
