Counting the cost (28-33) The two examples Jesus next places before us are somewhat comical, but we can draw genuine lessons from real life. 1. On Calton Hill in Edinburgh, Scotland, there is an unfinished replica of the Parthenon in Athens. This national monument became known as Tait’s ‘folly’ when the funds for the project ran dry. “This man began to build, and was not able to finish” (30). 2. When Henry V of England invaded France, he calculated the cost, and won his war even though he had a much smaller force. Some years later King Edward IV made a flamboyant gesture of intention to invade France once again. King Louis of France did just what Jesus describes here: “he sent for terms of peace” (32). The “cost” (28) of Christian discipleship is total commitment. We must hold the things of this world with a loose hand. We must “renounce all” (33) that prevents us from following aright.
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