What did Jesus mean when He said, “Take up your cross and follow Me”?

What did Jesus mean when He said, “Take up your cross and follow Me”? What does it mean to take up your cross?

[isabellwangari]

From now on I will be willing to carry my cross daily.

[MeiGunner]

3:00 I SAid " yes "
To everyone of these !
1- Friends ( check ) ( i Dont have any )
2- Family ( Check) ( they think little of Me anyways )
3-Reputation (Check) ( i don't care What people think about me, to be honest)
4- Job ( check) ( I don't have a carrier )
5- Life ( Check) ( I;ve been Suicidal all my life, so yes ... and the only reason, why i have not taken my life, is cuz its a sin, And i Chose Heaven, not hell, i choose, Good, not Evil ! i Choose Life not Death! )

[virgiljohnson]

Just found this channel and I love it!! It's helped me so much understand His word.

[frvillegas]

Born once
You will die twice
Born twice
You will die once
Jesus said,
marvel not I say to you,
you must be born again
(john 3:5-6

[Alexedits]

I will follow Jesus even if that means to lose everithing if I've sacrificed my life and go to hell then I atleast followed Jesus
If I go to heaven I will be happy and try to talk to him personally
He will be my best friend
And God aswell
And the mother of us all too as my mother
Bassicaly I will meet my family
My true family

[stewartdaggett-yzjt]

This channel is awesome...explains everything so clearly

[BeiBe]

He truly meant
Pick your cross and Follow me to death
If you want life..

[ChrissyGotTheCoils]

We just discussed this in Bible study tonight. I wish I could've shared this video then!

[pastorernestalbuquerque]

Discipleship is after salvation, discipleship is not salvation but a call to all believers who are saved by grace through faith in Christ alone.

[danielrosas]

THANK YOU FOR THE VIDEO. AND MAY GOD BLESS AND HELP AND HEAL EVERYONE AMEN SHALOM ALLELUYA

[m_kjr]

I’ve read the entire bible (NIV) version, and had what I would call a spiritual experience, especially when reading the book of revelations, I read the book of revelations in one sitting no breaks! And went to bed shortly after. I had a vision of a cross with circles, and it seemed like I was coming up out of it, I was looking downwards at it!, and as I looked up from the cross I seen what looked like 4 shadowy figures, like a silhouette 👤 and I got excited and I was tossed back into my body and woke up instantly!. What I believe is that to take up your cross means, that you literally need to live as he did all aspects! Truly live as he did!

[jefferyjones]

Cross =pain and pleasure
Pain separate from the world, your feelings, and human pleasures.
World = deny family/friends/material things/fame/intimate self.
Pleasure = Spirited devoted/obedience/sacrificed

[pastorernestalbuquerque]

Call to discipleship comes after recieving of the free gift of salvation that's by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone. We are saved by obeying God's command of John 3:16 to believe in the Son of God for eternal life. Discipleship is a high cost issue, Salvation is a free without cost, because Christ Jesus fully paid it all in the atonement of the cross. God bless.

[stewartdaggett-yzjt]

Jesus is lord and saviour...greater is he who is in me, than he who is in the world xxx

[Blue_ocean]

The devil will punish you with hardships for attempting to live holy, in a world full of powerful demons. You must endure the pain and keep the faith. Do this and God will save you!

[squizza]

When you realize what this means, you're faced with a stark choice: living for yourself, or living for the Lord, in everything you do. If you can do it, you're better than nearly everybody. Including many who call themselves Christians.

[joelogan]

I enjoy listening to take up your cross and fellow me and I'm fellow christ and I'm going to start to read the bible ok and I would like to know where I can get more information on this ok thankyou ok and God bless you all very much ok

[chrisgreco]

I feel it is vital to pay attention to each word Christ uses, for no one in all of human history uses words with such economy and power as Chris does. No one.
In this quote He says "Take up YOUR Notice He did not say "....my cross...." If Christ intended that all Christians should die by torture of crucifixion He would have said so.
Imo, each of us are born with unique gifts from the Creator that if given support and guidance as children will enable us to make unique contributions to our fellow man and to live lives fulfilling our gifts from God. When every child born, regardless of race and economic status, is given equal opportunity to discover, develop, and put to use their gifts we, the human race, will realize the Kingdom of Heaven.
For that transformation to be realized each of us must confront and overcome the things standing in our way that stop us from knowing ourselves as God created us. Thus, each of us will be transformed, undergoing a "death" and a rebirth.
Imo, Christ's example teaches us to be brave, to know that if we are willing to step out of the comfortable but compromised aspects of our lives and lack of self-knowledge to learn to know ourselves as the Creator makes us we will be transformed by God into individuals living whole lives based on God's creation, rather than the compromised, fragmented existence imposed on us by a world that still has yet to realize the Kingdom of Heaven. The cup of the new Covenant opened the door. Each of us must walk through it in our own ways using our faith in God to guide us.

[strattgatt]

I guess it didn't mean he died in my place, since the cross is where we will die.

[elisabethtrotter]

Jesus Christ went to the cross and now lives to set sinful you free from death and hell. Repent and turn your heart to Him before it’s too late. If He calls your heart, say yes!