The mark of a great leader is the demands he makes upon his followers. The Italian freedom fighter Garibaldi offered his men only hunger and death to free Italy. Winston Churchill told the English people that he had nothing to offer them but blood, sweat, toil, and tears in their fight against the enemies of England. Jesus demanded that his followers carry a cross. A sign of death. Andrew died on a cross Simon was crucified Bartholomew was flayed alive James (son of Zebedee) was beheaded The other James (son of Alphaeus) was beaten to death Thomas was run through with a lance Matthias was stoned and then beheaded Matthew was slain by the sword Peter was crucified upside down Thaddeus was shot to death with arrows Philip was hanged The demands that Jesus makes upon those who would follow him are extreme. Christianity is not a Sunday morning religion. It is a hungering after God to the point of death if need be. It shakes our foundations, topples our priorities, pits us against friend and family, and makes us strangers in this world...
Posted on: Sun, 03 Nov 2013 10:07:59 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015