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Luke 14:25-33
Excerpted from: The Wonderful Ordinance of Water Baptism

Part of counting that cost is to love family and self less than God the Father and Jesus Christ. The word "hate" means, to love less. But, that is not enough; we must also forsake all our possessions, interests, and normal human desires. We have to be less interested in these things than we are in God the Father and Jesus Christ and their giving way of life.

The costs are extremely high to follow Christ. It may cost friends and family, jobs, possessions and someday even our own lives. The price may be ridicule, rejection or persecution. We must be willing to suffer persecution with enduring patience. In following Jesus Christ's example, we are to be living sacrifices. In many ways the toughest part of living God's way of life is actually going against the world, Satan and our own human nature and sin.

It is easy to look at the negative side and say, "What if I cannot do it?" The fact is we cannot do it ourselves! That is why it takes faith to be baptized. We cannot, of and by ourselves, go God's way. But with His Spirit helping, guiding and leading us, and with Jesus Christ actually living His life over in us, God promises that we can make it.

Luke 14:25-27
Excerpted from: Love's Greatest Challenges

This covers much the same principle of the preceding verses but in more personal relationships. This time it is right in the family. The loss of family ties, loss of family traditions—like Christmas dinner or exchanging gifts at Grandma’s house on Christmas. There could be quite a loss to extend oneself to love Christ.

Articles
Are You Bearing Your Cross?
Ecclesiastes and Christian Living (Part Eleven): Paradox, Continued
Ecclesiastes and Christian Living (Part Fifteen): Deference
Ecclesiastes and Christian Living (Part Six): Listening
Ecclesiastes and Christian Living (Part Twelve): Paradox, Conclusion
Five Teachings of Grace
God's Power: Our Shield Against Apostasy
Leadership and Covenants (Part Three)
Living By Faith and Human Pride
Preparing for the Feast
Prophecy in Song
Prophecy in Song
Seeking God (Part Two): A Foundation
Sovereignty and Its Fruit: Part Ten
The Awesome Cost of Love
The Beatitudes, Part Four: Hungering and Thirsting After Righteousness
The Christian Fight (Part Seven)
The Christian Fight (Part Seven)
The First Commandment
The First Commandment (1997)
The Offerings of Leviticus (Part Nine): Conclusion (Part Two)
Why Hebrews Was Written (Part Five)
Why Hebrews Was Written (Part Four)
Why Hebrews Was Written (Part One)  (2)
Why Hebrews Was Written (Part Three)

Bible Studies
Basic Doctrines: Repentance
Parable of the Great Supper
Parables of Counting the Cost
Parables of Counting the Cost

Essays
How Expensive Is Your Religion? (Part One)
No Works Is No Good!
Why Is Life So Hard? (Part One)

Sermons
In Search of a Clear World View (Part Five)
Learning to Navigate
The First Commandment: Idolatry
Love Thy Neighbor (Part 2)
The Original Sin Question
Living by Faith: Human Pride
The Holy Spirit: The Power of God
Fully Accepting God's Sovereignty (Part Four)
Who Deserves Our Loyalties?
Our Hope
Ecclesiastes Resumed (Part Eleven)
How Expensive is Your Religion?
Faith and the Christian Fight (Part 7)
Ecclesiastes Resumed (Part Thirty)
Leadership and the Covenants (Part One)
Leadership and the Covenants (Part Two)
Is America a Christian Nation? Summary (Part Two)
Leadership and Covenants (Part Twenty-Two)
Hebrews: Its Background (Part One)
Hebrews: Its Background (Part One)
Hebrews: Its Background (Part Five)
Hebrews: Its Background (Part Seven)
Letters to Seven Churches (Part Nine): Philadelphia
Psalm 23 (Part 2)
Patriotism, the Summer Soldier, and Our Times (Part Two)
Our Affinity to Christ
Titus 2:11-14
Deuteronomy (Part 1) (1994)
Deuteronomy (Part 4) (1994)
The Sovereignty of God (Part Seven)
Sin (Part 4)
The Providence of God (Part 7)
Sovereignty and 'Once Saved Always Saved'
Lamentations (Part One; 1989)
The Summertime Soldier and Sunshine Patriotism
Laodiceanism
Laodiceanism and Being There Next Year
Childrearing (Part Six)
Does Doctrine Really Matter? (Part 1)
Does Doctrine Really Matter? (Part 4)
Matthew (Part Eighteen)
Christianity Is a Fight! (Part 4)
Eternal Security (Part 1)
Against All Odds
Four Warnings (Part Four): Founded on the Rock

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