The Chaplain, Vol. 18 (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from The Chaplain, Vol. 18 One day, following a presentation of the Passion Play of Oberammergau, a group of tourists wandered backstage to take some pictures of the cast and the sets. One strong man tried to lift the cross to his shoulder, but found it too heavy. Turning to Anton Lang who played the part of Christ in the play, he said: "Why don´t you carry a lighter cross? No one would know the difference." Lang replied: "I could not take the part of Christ without feeling the weight of his cross." Such has always been the spirit of true discipleship. Jesus said, "If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me." Christianity meant literally that to the early Christians. It meant broken friendship, financial failure, painful persecution, physical danger, and personal sacrifice. It meant forsaking father, mother, sisters, brothers, husband, wife, children, and old friends in order to follow Christ. In contrast to this rugged sort of discipleship, think of the modern inclination to make Christianity as easy and attractive as possible. Modern preachers play up the rewards of Christianity rather than the requirements. They present Christianity as a way to find "peace of mind," "to win friends and influence people," to achieve success in business, and cultivate one´s taste for the refinements of life. They play down what one must believe, go without, give, and do in order to be a Christian. In short, Christianity is offered as a bargain to get rather than as a vital cause to support. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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