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"Wearing" a cross is NOT the same thing as "bearing" a cross

"And He, bearing His cross, went out to a place called the Place of a Skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha" John 19:17 (NKJV)

In order for Jesus to redeem mankind from the penalty of sin He had to be the sacrificial "Lamb of God", the perfect sinless offering who died in our place. The cross that Jesus bore and upon which He died represented His duty and service to God. Jesus calls on us to also bear our own personal cross.

"And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple." Luke 14:27 (NKJV)

We too, if we're to follow Jesus must bear our own cross of duty and ministry. The "cross" we bear is not a troublesome child, dependent parents, an addiction or bad habit. Your "cross" is the ministry and purpose that our Heavenly Father has entrusted and charged us with carrying out on this earth in His Name, for His Glory and for the salvation of our brothers and neighbors. By the way, "wearing" a cross is NOT the same as "bearing" a cross. One is to render heartfelt service to God and man; the other is just jewelry.

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