Concerning counting the cost before becoming a disciple of Jesus....I'm not sure I, or anyone I know, truly knew what signing on for Jesus entailed. Maybe some people who are very knowledgeable or people who know they will suffer for their faith have a clue of what the cost is, but I think in general it is a process of learning after you turn your life over.
I love the "lost" parables in Luke 15. Here is a good note: In the first 2 stories, the seeker actively looked for the coin and the sheep, which could not return by themselves. In the 3rd story, the father watched and waited. He was dealing with a human being with a will of his own. Like the father in this story, God waits patiently for us to come to our senses.
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