Sugar-coated sermons of popular preachers are for baby Christians. Is Matthew 10:34-39 too strong for us? 1) Are we worthy of Christ, giving him first priority? Can we face the fact that we are at war, a sword is needed? Family division over religion does happen. We love our families, but do we love God more? 2) Do we take up our cross, willing to be vilified for Christ as Rome crucified non-citizens? Do we identify with today’s nobodies like non-citizens? 3) Are we willing to be different, giving instead of taking, dying to selfishness, admitting that we cannot solve our problems, that only God can save us? If we would die for him, will we be bored for him in a church that plays hymns instead of rock-n-roll, offended for him in a church that contains imperfect people?
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