Cost of Discipleship (Matt 10:17-18)

The cost of discipleship is this...

17 Beware of , for they will hand you over to councils and flog you in their synagogues;  


The purpose of enduring is this...


18 and you will be dragged before governors and kings because of me, as a testimony to them and the Gentiles. 

Jesus' followers were to expect persecution by both the religious people (in their synagogues) and the secular people (governors and kings).  Following Jesus offends those who claim to be God's children (but aren't), as well as, those who don't make that claim.

If our following Jesus has never been offensive to someone else, then it might be time to think about why.