So a man thinks, so is he ~ What are
you thinking?!
“Let this mind be in
you, which was also in Christ Jesus:” Philippians 2:5
The Cross, the Requirements, the Results
Acts 10:38-40 ~ The cross (the
method)
38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth
with the Holy Spirit and power, and how he went around doing good and healing
all who were under the power of the devil, because God was with him.
39 “We are witnesses of everything he
did in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They killed him by hanging him
on a cross, 40 but God raised him from the dead on the third day and
caused him to be seen.
Matthew 10:37-39 - ~ The
requirements (the necessity)
37 “Anyone who loves their father or
mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son or daughter
more than me is not worthy of me. 38 Whoever does not take up their
cross and follow me is not worthy of me. 39 Whoever finds their life
will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it.
Hebrews 12:1-3 ~ The Results (the outcome)
1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, 2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3 Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart
