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NASB | Luke 9:23 ¶ And He was saying to them all, "If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow Me. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 9:23 ¶ And He was saying to them all, "If anyone wishes to follow Me [as My disciple], he must deny himself [set aside selfish interests], and take up his cross daily [expressing a willingness to endure whatever may come] and follow Me [believing in Me, conforming to My example in living and, if need be, suffering or perhaps dying because of faith in Me]. |
Bible Question (short): Why are we Fake sometimes? |
Question (full): God say's in Luke 14:27 "And anyone who does not carry his cross and follow me cannot be my disciple." God wants us to take up our cross daily. Meaning we need to stand up for what we believe in and take everything that comes with it. Some people want to be Christians, but don't want to give up their cussing, drinking, premarital sex, smoking ... etc. In order to be a good strong Christian we need to give up those worldly things we want. Because how can we say we are a Christian when we still cuss and doing other wrong things? Isn't that a little hypocritical? Yes, and that's why people wont come to church because of all the hypocrites in church. We need to start setting an example and be who we say we are. Take up your cross daily and set an example. If this is True, why is it hard to follow? |