“Anyone who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.” (Mattew 10:38)

The requirement of “belonging to Jesus” is to “bear one’s cross”.

Jesus originally came from God, who is complete and perfect. The cross seems to have nothing to do with Him. However, He insists that we bear our own cross.

God is love and is the unity of three Beings in one: The Father loves the Son and the Son loves the Father. That love is strong and perfect. The Holy Spirit is the bond of love between God the Father and God the son. Thus, real love means selflessly living for others.

“Bearing one’s cross”, therefore, means to go out of one’s way to sacrifice for others. Jesus said, “I give you a new commandment: that you love one another as I have loved you”.