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Many Christians Are Afraid of These Two Verses Because of Their Hard Truths
Two Verses That Define What Christianity Is
Matthew 16 in verses 24 and 25: “Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, or in other translations, let him take up his cross, and follow me. For whoever wants to save or find his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.”
This is a passage that often she defines what CHRISTIANISM is all about. Narrow gate, narrow way, and Cross!
Many Christians, are afraid of these verses or the way Christianity is presented through them. As a Christianity of renunciation, self-denial, narrow gate and many Christians, even in the church, have difficulties to live with this statement and this statement that is correct and true. After all the Christian life is a life of renunciation and the Cross. But people are living some years congregating, and living with that statement, but they don’t live with it harmoniously. They don’t accept it in totality, but they also don’t leave the gospel, nor their congregations. But they go on to live a bitter Christian life.
Some people who do not have the mind of Christ, that is, are not spiritual, obviously will not understand the gospel; “for the word of the Cross is…
