{"id":4971,"date":"2024-06-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-17T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=4971"},"modified":"2026-10-27T16:21:42","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T16:21:42","slug":"understanding-take-up-your-cross-what-does-it-mean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/understanding-take-up-your-cross-what-does-it-mean\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00bfQu\u00e9 significa tomar tu cruz y seguir a Jes\u00fas?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>To take up your cross is to accept whatever following Jesus costs, every day, up to life itself. In Jesus&#039; world a man carrying a cross was a condemned man on the road to his death, so the words meant letting go of your claim on your own life and walking behind him (Matthew 16:24; Mark 8:34; Luke 9:23). Luke tells us of one man who did it in the plainest sense. As the soldiers led Jesus out of Jerusalem,\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It means accepting whatever following Jesus costs, every day. To his first hearers a man carrying a cross was a condemned man walking to his death.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104658,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[38,36],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-4971","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bible-mysteries","category-bible-study"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2649,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/jesus-cross-journey-distance\/","url_meta":{"origin":4971,"position":0},"title":"How Far Did Jesus Carry His Cross? About 500 to 650 Metres, by Tradition","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"mayo 24, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"The traditional route runs about 500 to 650 metres, under half a mile. 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