Luke 9:23-24
Stephanie Collins
Professor George Bogaski
New Testament
March 1, 2009
1.) What is the biblical evidence you will work with?
I will be working with Luke 9:23-24.
2.) What does your reading of the biblical text say?
23Then he said to them all: "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. 24For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will save it.
3.) Write out in narrative what you find and where it says it.
I believe this passage deals with the subject of consecration. To truly follow the Lord, we must deny ourselves, and everything that we desire in human form, and pursue and follow everything that God wants and desires for our lives. This is a daily battle, because as humans, we often times are selfish and want to do things our own way, and control different aspects of our lives; however, God calls us to give up our desires, to chase after his. (vs. 23) In verse 24, we find the promise from Jesus that if we choose to hang on to our human desires, we will lose our lives, and the only way to save our life is by giving everything to Christ.
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