"The image of the cross signifies a total claim on the disciple's allegiance and the total relinquishment of his resources to Jesus....
"When confronted by the call to discipleship, disciples do not have a 'both...and' choice -- both Christ and their own lives. They stand before an 'either...or' choice. The claim of Jesus is a total and exclusive one. It does not allow a convenient compartmentalization of natural life and religious life, of secular and sacred.
"The whole person stands under Christ's claim."
-- James R. Edwards, on Mark 8:34-35 (Pillar New Testament Commentary)
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