cost of pursuing Christ

What is the cost of pursuing Christ and his kingdom? Why does love cause you to feel both great sorrow as well as joy, sometimes both at the same time? How will the members of your family, who profess to love Jesus treat you?  Will they support you or tear you apart?  How will you treat them? How will the members of your church congregation/parish, including those who preach treat you?  Will they persecute, judge, and...

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luke 15

What is the gospel of the kingdom from Luke 15? church leadership Man's Kingdom: The designated leader is unable, even unwilling to leave the flock in any other hands for fear of loss. God's Kingdom: The designated leader is released by a well nurtured and equipped flock to go and find the lost. disciplinary action Man's Kingdom: When people stray and allegedly function disloyally to community or leadership, they are disciplined and exiled...

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james

... it is good when you obey the royal law as found in the Scriptures: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”   But if you favor some people over others, you are committing a sin. You are guilty of breaking the law.  For the person who keeps all of the laws except one is as guilty as a person who has broken all of God’s laws.  For the same God who said, “You must not commit adultery,” also said, “You must not murder.”  (James...

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