Take Up Your Cross (Paperback)

Dag Heward-Mills wrote this title because the concept of sacrificing anything to God is foreign to most Christians today. The goals of most Christians today are to get more money, houses, cars and security. Even pastors measure their success by the amount of money they have, and by the size of offerings in their churches. Sacrifice means "giving up something". It is the central theme of the Bible. Yet, today, sacrifice is one of the most hushed topics. The cross, which is the symbol of Christianity, is a call to sacrifice. The author also speaks to Christian leaders and tells them you cannot follow Jesus unless you are ready to sacrifice something. There is a great difference between giving up something and having it taken from you. Dag Heward-Mills says he has watched as people tried to preserve themselves and their families but ended up losing them. Jesus knew that the Pharisees would eventually kill Him, and instead of waiting for that to happen, He gave up Himself to be crucified.