Verse 38
And he that doth not take his cross and follow after me, is not worthy of me.
How does one take his cross? Cross bearing is the assumption of a burden, a task, or an obligation, which one has the power to refuse, but which is willingly received, carried forward, and discharged because of the good to be accomplished and the glory believed to accrue to the name of Christ. The cross, as set forth here, is not a mere ornament nor some unavoidable burden like sickness, old age, or taxes. There are orphans to be fed, schools to be built, endowed, and maintained. There are churches to be built, and countless good works of all descriptions; and when people willingly, not through compulsion, provide support and encouragement for these and many other endeavors, they "take up the cross," provided always that they do so through love for Christ and in his service.
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