The Cost of Discipleship
Reflection on the Gospel of the Wednesday In The Thirty-First Week Of Ordinary Time Luke 14: 25-33 In the Bible Cell at present we are doing a study on the Book of Genesis and we just completed Abraham’s section. One of the striking thing that we have discovered is the way Yahweh challenged Abraham […]
The Cost of Discipleship
Reflection on the Gospel of the Twenty-Third Sunday In Ordinary Time Luke 14:25-33 The key points of reflection from today’s Gospel are: Most of the individuals in the large crowds who followed Jesus could have selfish motives. Seeking a miracle, being curious or just following the herd. They heard Jesus but weren’t making a […]
The Cost of Discipleship
Reflection on the Gospel of the Wednesday In The Thirty-First Week In Ordinary Time Luke 14:25-33 The words that we read in this Gospel passage draw us a picture, of Jesus being a hard task Master. But that would go against his heavenly Origins. We say that Jesus is the Son of God, and thus […]
The Cost of Discipleship
To Read Click Luke 9:22-25 The understanding I see here is that discipleship here is linked to Baptism into Christ Because the difficulties Jesus states here to be his disciple Are the same that are required to be truly and fully Baptised into Christ Self-Denial and the Cross are two elements that are […]