To Be Least

      We cannot love this earth and follow Christ. We are commanded not conform to the patterns of this world. If a man loves anything more then Jesus, he cannot be a follower of Jesus.

- If we love our family more then him we cannot follow him.

³⁷"Anyone who loves his father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; ³⁸and anyone who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. (Matthew 10)

- If we love our money more than him we are not his followers.

You cannot serve both God and Money. (Matthew 6:24)

- We cannot love our earthly possessions more then him.

²¹Jesus answered, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me." (Matthew 19)

      I could go on, but I am sure you get the idea. We cannot be love this world and Jesus. Instead of being strangers in this world, the church sometimes is conforming to world. As Christians, things of this earth should never take precedent over things of God. We cannot serve other gods. These gods could be ourselves, money, our possessions, ect. It is a sin to have any other gods before the true God. We cannot follow both our sin and Jesus.

"You shall have no other gods before me." (Exodus 20:3)

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My mother discusses her journey of re-evaluating the teaching with which she was brought up with.