And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
Christ prayed alone with His disciples before questioning them, setting a pattern we ought to follow: parents should pray with their children, masters with their servants, teachers with their pupils. When we instruct others, we must first pray for and with them, that they may be directed to answer rightly.
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Commenting on Luke 9:18-27
What profit is there in gaining the whole world if a man loses his own soul? The man who loses his soul loses himself entirely and perishes with everlasting destruction. All the honors and riches of this life are worthless if the immortal soul is cast away.
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Christ demands self-denial, not the denial of sense or reason, but willingness to part with every earthly comfort, every tie of family and honor and wealth, even life itself, when His interest requires it. Patient bearing of the cross God lays upon your shoulder is the duty; you cannot be His disciple otherwise.
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