Jeremiah TiptonFounder in president of David Hernandez ministries

A Challenge from Jesus You Can’t Ignore

13 Jan 2025 · 1 min

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In this segment, the speaker relays Jesus’ teaching that true discipleship demands total self‑denial, even to the point of hating one’s own family and life, and requires bearing one’s cross. He emphasizes that prospective followers must first count the cost, using the analogy of a builder who would never start a project without ensuring sufficient resources to finish. The speaker concludes that Jesus is addressing the subjection of the human will to divine authority, framing the message as a stark, uncompromising challenge for anyone who wishes to follow Him.

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A large crowd was following Jesus. He turned around and said to them, if you want to be my disciple, you must by comparison hate everyone else— your father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, even your own life. Otherwise you cannot be my disciple. And if you do not carry your cross and follow me, you cannot be my disciple. my disciple. But don't begin until you count the costs. For who would begin construction of a building without first calculating the cost to see if there is enough money to finish? Otherwise, you might complete only the foundation before running out of money, and then everyone would laugh at you. They would say, there's the person who started that building and couldn't afford to finish it. Jesus here is talking about the subjection of our will.