Wednesday, November 01, 2006

Believers and Admirers

Courtesy of Kierkegaard and Jason Upton


john 14:6) "Christ claimed to be the way, the Truth, and the life. For this reason, he could never be satisfied with adherents who accepted his teaching- especially with those who in their lives ignored it...His whole life on earth from beginning to end was destined to have followers and to make admirers impossible." -soren kierkegaard


Jesus- help us follow you and not just admire you. Admiring you requires little attention to you, and almost no personal sacrifice. Following you requires my total attention and my whole life. I want to follow you more than I believe in you. Believing you has not made me follow you as much as following you has made me a believe you and trust you. . Jason.

2 comments:

rh said...

quality post.

It reminds me of a song we used to sing in my new church "To know and to follow hard after you"


One ambition

JD said...

You mean One pure and holy passion :)

Definitely one ambition!