...loveth father or mother above me, is not worthy of me ; and he that loveth son or daughter above me, is not worthy of me ; and he that taketh not up his cross and f olloweth me, is not my disciple."8 Also in the Epistle of Paul to the Romans : " Who shall separate...

...their lives unto the death." Again of Jesus's words : " He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me ; and he that taketh not up his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me." All these socalled requirements of self-crucifixion, self-annihilation, are but...

...more than Me, is not worthy of Me ; he that loveth son or daughter more than Me, is not worthy of Me. He that taketh not up his cross and followeth after Me, is not worthy of Me. He that loveth his life shall lose it ; but he that loseth his life for My sake,...

...the flesh deter me, but the Lord hath said,' He that loveth father or mother more than me is unworthy of me, and he that taketh not up his cross and followeth me is unworthy of me.' l I have learnt moreover that they who despise the royal court shall attain...

...father or mother more than Me, is not worthy of Me ; and he that loveth son or daughter more than Me, is not worthy of Me ; and he that taketh not up his cross, and followeth not after Me, is not worthy of Me." You are not, like Abraham, called upon to bid a last adieu to the...

...means, least of all that God's own love supports a cross of patience even from eternity, he says — " And he that taketh not up his cross and followeth after me is not worthy of me." He does not mean by this that he is under a cross of abnegation, but only that he...

...Working till your spirits rest With the spirits of the blest. THE CROSS OF CHRIST. TEXT : MATT. x. 38. ' He that taketh not up his cross and followeth after me is not worthy of me.' IF you had ever been among German soldiers, you would perhaps have wondered why,...

...more than Me is not worthy of Me : he that loveth son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. He that taketh not up his cross, and followeth after Me, is not worthy of Me." What great or good man has ever ventured to put in claims like these ? Yet it is...

...more than me, is not worthy of me : he thai loveth son or daughter more than me, is not worthy of me: he that taketh not up his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me. He that findeth his life, shall lose it," &c. Worthiness here, at least signifies...

...point: "If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me." " He that taketh not up his cross and followeth after Me is not worthy of Me." EVERY human being is intended to have a character of his own, to, be what no other...