JenellYB Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 (edited) "By calling ourselves progressive, we mean that we are Christians who.... Recognize that being followers of Jesus is costly, and entails selfless love, conscientious resistance to evil, and renunciation of privilege. or more recently re-stated and renumbered as Point 7 as who... Commit to a path of life-long learning, compassion, and selfless love" re this change: To me this eliminates the call to "take up your cross and follow me..." Jenell Edited March 15, 2012 by JenellYB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephM Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Jenell, Would not "selfless love" include a call to do that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murmsk Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Following Jesus Is Costly I am not sure I agree with this anymore. Getting out of bed is costly. Growing up is costly Making decisions is costly I can say over all I have gotten more out my spiritual travels than I have put in. I know some have been and are persecuted but to state cost as universal ???? steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matteoam Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Coming to this late but I have found that following Christ is costly. As I go deeper into practice and be more obedient to spiritual things the cost is my own creature comforts because of the realization that I cannot sit on the sidelines if life in this broken world. Getting over myself is learning to serve others. That is a hard thing to let go of the "I" I thought I was and realize there is no "I" but the Christ or Buddha nature which masquerades itself as "me". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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