Malcolm Cox

Introduction  A new creation! I'm Malcolm Cox. Welcome to this series on ‘A new creation’.  The whole premise of this series is that God is loving us into spiritual character growth. The inspiration for that spiritual character is Jesus. We are being transformed into his likeness.  2 Corinthians 3.18 “And all of us, with unveiled faces, seeing the glory of the Lord as though reflected in a mirror, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another; for this comes from the Lord, the Spirit.”  How does this happen? A key aspect is following Jesus, living as a disciple. Following Jesus changes us, and those changes help us follow him. Today, some thoughts on the cost of not following Jesus.  The Cost of Not Following  For some disciples the cost of not following Jesus was too high. Consider what happened when Jesus made this outrageous statement: John 6.56 - “Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in me, and I in them.” The consequences were dramatic; however, a few had