The Cost of being a Disciple of Jesus

Jesus warns of the cost of being his disciple

25 Now great crowds were traveling with Him. So He turned and said to them: 
26 “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his own father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, and even his own life—he cannot be My disciple. 
27 Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.
--Luke 14:25-27

31 “Or what king, going to war against another king, will not first sit down and decide if he is able with 10,000 to oppose the one who comes against him with 20,000? 
32 If not, while the other is still far off, he sends a delegation and asks for terms of peace. 
33 In the same way, therefore, every one of you who does not say good-bye to all his possessions cannot be My disciple.
--Luke 14:31-33

You can have peace with God, but the conditions are complete surrender.  You can settle "out of court".

13 Enter through the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the road is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who go through it. 
14 How narrow is the gate and difficult the road that leads to life, and few find it.
--Matthew 7:13-14

3 How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation?
--Hebrews 2:3

How To Know If You Are Saved

Here are the Bible verses from "Is It Real?" by John MacArthur

Have You Enjoyed Fellowship with Christ and the Father?

9 God is faithful, through whom you were called into fellowship with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

--1 Cor 1:9

Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God; and whoever loves the Father loves the child born of Him.

--1 John 5:1

20 “I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.

--Gal 1:20

10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.

--John 10:10

Light and darkness do not coexist.

If we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin. If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

--1 John 1:7

My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
--1 John 2:1-2

Do we Obey God?

3 By this we know that we have come to know Him, if we keep His commandments.
--1 John 2:3

20 teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
--Matt 28:28

Do You Reject This Evil World?

15 Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
--1 John 2:15

4 in whose case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving so that they might not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
--2 Cor 4:4

Do You See a Decreasing Pattern of Sin in Your Life?