00:00Third base, give up on obstacles.
00:19Following the master necessarily implies giving up everything that opposes or stops this decision.
00:26Of course, things are not abandoned because they are bad, but because they hinder total surrender to the master.
00:33In this sense we must understand the five renunciations demanded by Jesus.
00:39Resignations that are necessary.
00:42Renounce family ties.
00:45Give up on your life plan.
00:48Renounce material possessions.
00:51He renounces worldly honors.
00:53He renounces religious honors.
00:58What does renouncing family ties entail?
01:02If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father, his mother, his wife, his children, his brothers, his sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.
01:17Luke 14:26
01:19Here Jesus is using the Eastern technique of exaggerating opposites to emphasize the absolute superiority of the kingdom over anything else.
01:31It is not about renouncing the family because it is bad, but when it becomes a bond that prevents serving freely in the kingdom.
01:43When certain customs, traditions, or family pressures are not followed, the disciple definitively chooses the master.
01:54The intention is not to renounce one's family, but rather to do so for the sake of the kingdom.
02:00One chooses another family that is not based on blood ties.
02:04When carnal bonds become chains, the kingdom takes precedence.
02:11The relationship with the teacher should be above any affection in this world.
02:17Does this mean we have to leave home?
02:20Following Jesus while neglecting responsibilities is neither valid nor justifiable.
02:30It is a call that demands a renunciation, not to love less, but to love more.
02:37Nothing should limit the love of a disciple.
02:41Giving up on the life plan.
02:44Let's look at the case of Peter and his brother to understand giving up on one's life plan.
02:49Walking along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew, Simon's brother, casting their nets into the sea, for they were fishermen.
03:00Jesus said to them, "Come with me and I will make you fishers of men."
03:06Mark 1:16-17
03:08Jesus demands a total change in the lives of his followers.
03:34The disciple no longer has his plans, his time, or the fruits of his labor for his exclusive benefit.
03:44but by associating himself with Christ Jesus, he becomes part of his saving work and now serves another.
03:52It is not, therefore, about making a commitment, but about a change of mindset.
03:56It is important here to recognize that a disciple no longer works for himself, nor does he spend his salary as he pleases.
04:07but he has been invited to collaborate in the Lord's vineyard, to fish in other seas, to manage assets that do not belong to him.
04:16Normally, your workplace should be the field where you sow evangelical criteria and values.
04:26But if the circumstances or situations were contrary to the Gospel, or if there was a peculiar calling,
04:34One must be willing to give up such activity.
04:37The supremacy of the kingdom is above everything else in this life.
04:43Renounce material possessions.
04:47Among the obstacles that most hinder the complete following of Jesus is the desire for the things of this world.
04:55The desire for worldly riches chokes the seed of the word and prevents it from bearing fruit.
05:03because the human heart is fixated on the things of this world, considering them as necessary.
05:11Therefore, a vital choice must be made: God or riches.
05:18The rich young man in the gospel wanted to have eternal life.
05:23To achieve this, he relied on fulfilling a series of precepts.
05:27Furthermore, to be perfect, it was necessary to detach oneself from everything and become poor in order to follow Jesus.
05:36Unfortunately, this young man was too attached to and dependent on his abundant possessions.
05:42He refused to pay the registration fee for the discipleship school.
05:47Despite being a good person and a faithful observer of all the commandments of the law, he was not fit for the kingdom.
05:55It was not enough for Jesus that someone fulfilled the law of Moses, something more was needed.
06:03If Jesus had accepted this young man with such attachments, he would not have seduced Francis of Assisi or Teresa of Calcutta.
06:13It would have lost its best fans in history.
06:16The master commands his disciples not to accumulate riches, for it corrupts him and thieves steal.
06:27Greed opposes the supremacy of the master.
06:31Jesus himself is the model.
06:34Having been rich, he became poor.
06:37There wasn't even anywhere to rest his head.
06:39That is why his disciples must travel the world without baggage that restricts their freedom, nor money they can rely on.
