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There’s a Cost to Following Jesus

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Millions of Christians have been inspired by the life and death of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German pastor and theologian who was killed during World War II.

Bonhoeffer was as outspoken concerning the sins of Adolf Hitler as John the Baptist was about the sins of Herod. Friends in the United States and England, knowing the probable consequences of opposing Hitler, arranged for Bonhoeffer to leave Germany.

After a few months, however, Bonhoeffer knew he must return to his homeland. There he preached ever more strongly against what was happening to his people. Needless to say, he aroused great opposition. Soon he was forced to go underground. Later he was imprisoned. There he was executed for telling the truth and standing up to Hitler.

Out of his struggles he wrote a monumental work, The Cost of Discipleship. It stands as an eternal judgment of those who want Christ but do not want to bear a cross.

John the Baptist understood the cost of discipleship. He knew what it was to sacrifice everything in answer to God’s call. The Love that Counts….Is the Love that Costs!

Thanks to King Duncan

How do you stand up for what is right and just this Advent?

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