True Disciples of Christ

Billy Graham was asked in 1981 by Christianity Today, "What have been the most serious shortcomings of evangelicals?" He responded by saying, "... superficiality—an overemphasis on easy-believism or experience rather than on true discipleship. We have sometimes offered cheap grace and cheap conversions without genuine repentance."

Mark 8:35-38   "For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel's will save it.  36 For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his life?  37 For what can a man give in return for his life?  38 For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of Man also be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels."

May we not be ashamed to lose our lives for Christ, and in losing, we shall be saved forevermore.