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October 2, 1983
When Jesus said His followers must be willing to face suffering and worse, He made a shocking statement. Alistair Begg explores how our obedience to His call is no quest for advanced spirituality but a basic requirement for anyone who wants to be a Christian. Instead of giving us the commands of dead religion, Jesus calls us to confront the implications of what we believe and to do what we truly need: to deny ourselves, and even die to ourselves.
18jNow it happened that as he was praying alone, the disciples were with him. And he asked them, “Who do the crowds say that I am?” 19And they answered, k“John the Baptist. But others say, lElijah, and others, that one of the prophets of old has risen.” 20Then he said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” And Peter answered, m“The Christ of God.”
21nAnd he strictly charged and commanded them to tell this to no one, 22osaying, p“The Son of Man must qsuffer many things and rbe rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on sthe third day be raised.”
23And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him tdeny himself and utake up his cross vdaily and follow me. 24For uwhoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it. 25wFor what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses or forfeits himself? 26For xwhoever is ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of Man be ashamed ywhen he comes in zhis glory and the glory of the Father and of athe holy angels. 27But I tell you truly, there are some standing here who will not btaste death cuntil they see the kingdom of God.”
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