Jesus’ injunction or rebuke is not against the ultimate action that is taken, important as that may be, it is a prior criticism about Peter’s desire in choosing to follow God.

The subject of the lesson is “Come, Follow Me,” which anyone steeped in basic Christianity knows is the instruction Jesus gave to people who bothered to stop what they were doing long enough ...

SAINTS & ART: ‘Jesus saw a man named Matthew’ and told him, ‘Follow me.’ And Matthew did. Caravaggio, “The Inspiration of St. Matthew,” 1602 (photo: Public Domain) ...

As Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw Peter and Andrew and said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men." They left their nets. A little farther down the way, he saw ...

We can’t relax and lead a comfortable life and stay close to Jesus. “Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross and follow me,” Jesus says.

We follow Christ as participants, not spectators. If we want to see Jesus, then we must learn to die. To the degree we avoid and deny death, we refuse to see Jesus.” Jesus promised Peter and Andrew ...

Jesus said you can’t know Him or follow Him without a cross. The road of fellowship with Christ leads over Calvary. You will never experience the pleasures of Christ if you reject the pain of ...

You follow me.” (Jn 21:21-22) This chapter in John’s Gospel is the last one, but it also reads like a secondary ending. At the end of the Doubting Thomas resurrection appearance recounted in ...

"The Broad and the Narrow Way", English version of the German pietist image "Der schmale und der breite Weg", Print by ...