Another key characteristic of a sacrificial follower of Christ is loving the Word.

2. [LOVE THE WORD]

5. For the word of God is living and active and
sharper than any two-edged sword, and
piercing as far as the division of soul and
spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able
to judge the thoughts and intentions of the
heart.
HEBREWS 4:12

7. [The word] is a sifter and analyzer of the
reflections and conceptions of the heart.
HEBREWS 4:12,
WEUST EXPANDED TRANSLATION

8. “The Postmodern heartbeat has pumped
cynicism through the veins of our culture;
we are distrusting of almost everything.
There is no truth, no meaning, no certainty.
Yet, even in such a distrusting worldview,
trust of the self is the one thing that seems
to be left unquestioned.”
The warning of Dostoevsky no doubt

9. “The warning of Dostoevsky no doubt
explains the contradiction. When God is
dead, someone or something will take
his place. Someone will always be Lord.
Self, interpretation, and taste are currently
popular rulers among us, and trusting one’s
heart has become the religion of choice.”
JILL CARATTINI,
RAVI ZACHARIAS INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES

10. [The word] is a sifter and analyzer of the
reflections and conceptions of the heart.
HEBREWS 4:12,
WEUST EXPANDED TRANSLATION

11. “You search the Scriptures because you
think that in them you have eternal life; it is
these that testify about Me; and you are
unwilling to come to Me so that you may
have life.”
JOHN 5:39-40

12. [LOVE THE WORD]

13. “About one third of the world’s 6,900 lang-
uages do not have even one verse of God’s
Word. That represents nearly 200 million
people.”
WYCLIFFE BIBLE TRANSLATORS

15. But these have been written so that you
may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the
Son of God; and that believing you may
have life in His name.
JOHN 20:31