11.  DISCIPLESHIP

WHAT DOES THE LORD EXPECT OF ONE WHO IS SAVED?
    He expects a total commitment  of that person to Himself.   He 
expects the person to go where He leads, to do what He says, to be 
what He wants  him to be.  He  expects him to forsake  all he has, 
take up the cross and follow Christ.  Romans 12:1,2. 

IS IT REASONABLE THAT GOD SHOULD EXPECT THIS?
    Yes, it is the only reasonable response that a person can make 
to the Lord.

DOESN'T A PERSON HAVE TO THINK ABOUT HIMSELF?
    Our chief responsibility in life is to please God.  If we seek 
the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, He will see that we have 
some means of livelihood.  Matthew 6:33.

DOES THAT MEAN THAT I MAY HAVE TO GO TO THE MISSION FIELD?
    It may mean that  and it may not.   But it does mean  that you 
should be willing to go.  Luke 9:23-26.

BUT  I SEE  SO MANY  CHRISTIANS WHO  ARE ENJOYING THE COMFORTS AND 
LUXURIES OF  THE WORLD,  AND WHO  DO NOT  SEEM TO  BE ALL-OUT  FOR 
CHRIST. 
    You must  not compare  yourself with  other Christians.   Your 
example is the  Lord Jesus, and  you must follow  His steps.  Luke 
14:25-35. 

DOES CHRIST REALLY EXPECT US TO "HATE" OUR RELATIVES?
    He  expects our  love for  Him to  be so  great that all other 
loves are hatred by comparison.  Luke 14:26. 

CAN I NOT ACKNOWLEDTE JESUS AS MY SAVIOR AND NOT AS MY LORD?
    Scripture gives no encouragement to such an attitude.   If the 
Lord Jesus is not worth everything, He is not worth anything.

THEN SALVATION INVOLVES A COMPLETE SURRENDER TO CHRIST?
    That is exactly right.  Nothing short of this will do.   

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