The Costliness of Following Christ

Many have been told that all they must do is have faith, that being a Christian is easy. It is certainly true that salvation is a free gift of God’s grace accomplished by the work of Jesus Christ to be received by faith alone, but it is also true that this free gift will cost you everything. In this passage, Jesus tells those who are considering following him to count the cost of discipleship, because following Jesus is not cheap, it is costly.