Jesus taught in the book of Luke, chapter 14, that we cannot be His disciples unless we are willing to:

Love Him more than we love our families.

Bear our own crosses and follow Him—be willing to die for Him, and a painful death, at that.

Renounce our possessions.

Here’s something that bothers me concerning leaders in the Church: Do they meet these three criteria for discipleship? More specifically, are our leaders willing to die on a cross?

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