Thursday, December 10, 2015

2 passages

 Mark 8



34 Then, calling the crowd to join his disciples, (Jesus) said,



"If any of you wants to be my follower,



you must give up your selfish ambition,



take up your cross,



and follow me.



35 If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it.



But if you give up your life for my sake and for the sake of the Good News, you will save it.



36 And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul?



37 Is anything worth more than your soul?






I guess that must pretty much narrows the possibilities as to what being a follower of Jesus is really all about...



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1 Corinthians 8

5  According to some people, there may be so-called gods & many lords, both in heaven & here on earth.

6 But we know that there is only one God, the Father,

who created everything, and we live for him.

And there is only one Lord, Jesus Christ,

through whom God made everything and through whom we have been given life.


Well, I guess that this second passage undercuts these 2 ways of thinking...

all religions lead to God”

&

no matter what we call our god, they are all the same person”

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