MARK 8:34- 9:1I would definitely consider myself as a follower of Christ and a Christian. This is because I have gone to a Catholic school for all my life and have enjoyed it. A true Christian holds on to stories in the bible as if it was their own life and stays true to its teachings. Some Christians that are truly strong believers and want to take their faith to a higher level become part of the church and devote their life to God. Although I am not as extreme as others in my faith, I take my beliefs with me and consider myself a true Christian.This passage shows me that the path you take may help you discover new things or to never realize who and what Christ really was. It is important to realize that God ...view middle of the document...
Now we know that he was a wonderful person and performed amazing miracles, he gave his life for us so we should devote ourselves to him.This teaching is counter cultural because some cultures wouldn=t accept the message for their own religious beliefs or their ancient stories. Some cultures don=t believe in Christ and others that do, may not agree with this passage. Some may not agree that we should die for Christ, this is because some cultures believe that you are to live life to the fullest and serve God for all your days. The passage is somewhat radical in a way that shows that some people may have been scared to join Jesus= group because it was not the most popular thing to do in their time.This teaching would affect my community because it shows to be courageous and not follow the wrong path. If others could follow in Jesus= footsteps we would have a stronger more committed society. Believers of Christ would read this and think of the path they are taking and how it would seem to others if it was written down. Many would notice the commitment involved in being this man=s friend. It was not easy to be one of Christ=s followers. Many times they were sure to be shunned to be apart of the decipleship. My community would realize that Jesus and his apostles took in great consideration about what they were preaching and believed it.In conclusion this passage showed me how much of a commitment it was to be a Christian in Jesus= day and how we should respect them and their ancient teachings rather then read them once and disreguard the meaning of them. Many people gave away their lives to follow Christ and we could at least give them credit and really think about what and why they wrote these passages.