Luke 14:28 For which of you, intending to build a tower, sits not down first and counts the cost, whether he has sufficient to finish it? 29 Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and isn’t able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him, 30 Saying, this man began to build and was not able to finish.
The following steps are therefore necessary for you to know how not to bow, and they are outlined in a simple format, so that any and every one can make all the necessary preparations, in cooperation with the Holy Ghost. [1] Let your decision to follow Jesus all the way be a well thought out decision, not based on emotions, feelings, or peer pressure from your fellow church members. Weigh the pros and cons very carefully, and then, take a firm stand for Christ.
Pay very close attention to the following passages, for the words were spoken by Christ in the context of what it means to be a disciple. Try your best not to get hung up on the radical nature of the passage, for it is indeed what is needed, if individuals are to learn how not to bow.
Luke 14: 25 And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them, 26 If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. 27 And whosoever doesn’t bear his cross and come after me, cannot be my disciple. 31 Or what king, going to make war against another king, sits not down first, and consults whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?
Luke 14:32 Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sends an ambassage, and desires conditions of peace. 33 So likewise, whoever he be of you that forsakes not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!