https://churchatmeadowlake.org/2026/10/26/the-reason-for-the-cross/The Church at Meadowlakeen2026-10-26T16:42:07+00:00The Reason for the Crossthe deity of Jesus, take up the cross and follow Jesus, Christianity and suffering, why self-denial?, why does Jesus call us to suffering, the path of salvation, self-preservation or self-denial, suffering and then glory, the value of the soul, ready for the judgment, ashamed of Jesus, Jesus speaks as though he is God, the heart of discipleship