Nothing and Everything. One need give up nothing in the sense that there is no act, no work, no offering or sacrifice that does or can merit “entrance” into the Christian life. The heavy cost of a right standing with God was fully paid by Jesus Christ. To those who believe, the whole of salvation, from start to finish, is a free gift of God, including the faith to believe. So in that way it costs nothing.
In another sense, it costs everything. True Christianity is not a Sunday-only affair or a superficial decision. It involves giving up every idol, submitting every priority, rooting out every sin, and loving God with all of our heart, soul, mind, and strength and loving our neighbor as we do ourselves. The same Jesus that Christians trust as savior is the sovereign master over all areas of life. There is no taking one without the other.
In another sense, it costs everything. True Christianity is not a Sunday-only affair or a superficial decision. It involves giving up every idol, submitting every priority, rooting out every sin, and loving God with all of our heart, soul, mind, and strength and loving our neighbor as we do ourselves. The same Jesus that Christians trust as savior is the sovereign master over all areas of life. There is no taking one without the other.
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