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1 | What does it mean to take up your cross? | Mark 8:34 | Searcher56 | 12542 | ||
What does it mean to take up your cross? Is the saying "This is the cross I have to bear," apply yo this verse? |
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2 | What does it mean to take up your cross? | Mark 8:34 | Sandman | 12562 | ||
Mark's main audience was the Romans. The Romans knew what it meant to carry a cross. It was in the same boat as when a conquering army made the conquered army submissively marched past its own cities, revealing how defeated and deflated they were. When a condemned man carried his cross, he basically made known publicly that he fully submitted to Roman authority. The condemned man knew the death that awaited him. His act showed ultimate submission and humility. Jesus uses this image of carrying one's cross to show the level of submission we should have to Christ. Note that Jesus was NOT against pleasure, NOR was he saying that we should seek pain needlessly. Jesus was talking about the heroic effort needed to follow him moment by moment, step by step, as if a huge cross lay on our shoulders and men stood around mocking and jeering at us. We as Christians are called into the ultimate submission to Jesus Christ our Lord. Shaun |
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