be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.’ Christ is literally cutting a knife into our soul, making it clear to us that there is no middle way, and that we have always to ask ourselves where, exactly, do we stand. When we can, in an honest reflection, say, yes, I am a disciple of Christ, I’m willing to sacrifice my own will, my habits, attitudes, and selfish desires, and endure the hurt and the pain that such reflections cause, and bring to Him as a sacrifice, a broken heart and a meek spirit, ‘[He] will baptize [us] with fire and with the Holy Ghost [3 Ne
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