Being a follower of Jesus is not for the faint hearted it is a call to be a radical one....
- who loves God with all his heart and soul and mind and strength (Matthew 22:37)
- who loves Jesus more than mother or father or son or daughter (Matthew 10:37)
- who knows he has died and is seated with Christ in heaven (Colossians 3:2)
- who sets his mind on things that are above, not on things that are on earth (Colossians 3:3)
- who is not conformed to this world (Romans 12:2)
- who does not love this world (1 John 2:15)
- who flees youthful passions and pursues righteousness, faith, love, and peace (2 Timothy 2:22)
- who seeks understanding like silver and searches for it as for hidden treasures (Proverbs 2:4)
- who does not account his life of any value nor as precious to himself (Acts 20:24)
- who is filled with the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 5:18)
- who rejoices when others revile him and persecute him (Matthew 5:11)
- who prays without ceasing (1 Thessalonians 5:17)
- who dies every day (1 Corinthians 5:31)
- who boils in the spirit (Romans 12:11)
List originally published in Desiring God
Posts
0 comments:
Post a Comment