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I am in love with You, there is no cost!
TERMS OF DISCIPLESHIP as laid down by the Saviour of the world:
1) A supreme love for Jesus Christ.
“If any man come to Me and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple” (Luke 14: 26)
(This does not mean that we should ever have animosity or ill-will in our hearts toward our relatives, but it does mean that our love to Christ should be so great that all other loves are hatred by comparison. Actually, the most difficult clause in this passage is the expression, “yea, and his own life also.” Self-love is one of the stubbornest hindrances to discipleship. Not until we are willing to lay down our very lives for Him are we in the place where He wants us.)
2) A denial of self.
"If anyone desires to come after Me, let him DENY HIMSELF..." (Matt.16: 24)
(Denial of self means such complete submission to the lordship of Christ that self has no rights or authority at all. It means that self abdicates the throne.)
3) A deliberate choosing of the cross.
"“If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and TAKE UP HIS CROSS..." (Matt.16: 24).
4) A life spent in following Christ.
"“If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and FOLLOW ME." (Matt.16: 24)
5) A fervent love for all who belong to Christ.
"By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another." (John.13: 35).
6) An unswerving continuance in His Word.
"If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed." (John.8: 31)
7) A forsaking of all to follow Him.
"So likewise, whoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be My disciple." (Luke.14: 33).
(from, "True Discipleship", by William MacDonald)
"For none of us lives to himself, and no one dies to himself. For if we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s. For to this end Christ died and rose and lived again, that He might be Lord of both the dead and the living." (Rom.14: 7-9)
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This song is by Misty Edwards, from her CD, "Unplugged".