Page 7 - Have You Counted the Cost?

One of a sect who maintain that, under the

gospel dispensation, the law is of no use or

obligation; or who hold doctrines which

supersede the necessity of good works and a

virtuous life. This sect originated with John

Agricola about the year 1538.

Most professing Christians in this age

(including many pastors) know nothing

about a cost associated with becoming a

Christian. Rather, they believe that

discipleship and suffering for one’s Christian

faith is optional. Rejection for the cause of

Christ and for communicating the message

of salvation to family, friends, and

associations outside the walls of a church

building is foreign to most professing

Christians today, and prayer requests for

courage and boldness to individually and

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