John 5:38-41
38 But you do not have His word abiding in you, because whom He sent, Him you do not believe.
39 You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me.
40 But you are not willing to come to Me that you may have life.
41 "I do not receive honor from men.
NKJV
Religious man has always used scriptures to establish a formula of requirements to be saved. They just will not believe in the one that paid the price for all the sins of mankind.
Like Cain, they are so busy making up rules and requirements of things they must do and miss going to the one that can save them.
A person is saved when they realize they can not save themselves by what they do. It is then that they will place their faith in what Jesus did for them on the cross.
Taking up the cross is not taking up requirements of things to do but is placing faith and trust in what Jesus has already done for man on the cross.
38 But you do not have His word abiding in you, because whom He sent, Him you do not believe.
39 You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me.
40 But you are not willing to come to Me that you may have life.
41 "I do not receive honor from men.
NKJV
Religious man has always used scriptures to establish a formula of requirements to be saved. They just will not believe in the one that paid the price for all the sins of mankind.
Like Cain, they are so busy making up rules and requirements of things they must do and miss going to the one that can save them.
A person is saved when they realize they can not save themselves by what they do. It is then that they will place their faith in what Jesus did for them on the cross.
Taking up the cross is not taking up requirements of things to do but is placing faith and trust in what Jesus has already done for man on the cross.