Look at how Jesus handled a similar encounter: “Along the way someone said to Jesus, ‘I’ll go anywhere with you!’”1 And what did Jesus say? “Welcome, my good man. It’s so nice to have you in our group. Bartholomew has a new disciple packet and a coffee mug for you.” Not. Here’s how Christ actually addressed the potential recruit: “Foxes have dens, and birds have nests, but the Son of Man doesn’t have a place to call his own.”2 Modern translation: Follow me, and you’ll be homeless the rest of your life. In the next four verses Jesus rebuked two other would-be followers, one for wanting to say
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