Luke 14:27

“Whoever does not bear his own cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.”

The second cost is with regard to manner of life. The idea here has already been dealt with in Luke 10:23. A man who would follow Jesus must be like a man who bears his cross on the way to execution. He leaves his past behind never to be enjoyed again. He follows Jesus wherever it may lead, even in the pathway of suffering and, if necessary, death. He renounces all his past life. He dies to himself. He is totally committed to Jesus no matter what lies ahead. All those present of mature age would have seen what happened to men who took up their crosses, and many were seen as having been patriots. They had chosen the way of the cross once they had become insurgents, whether they eventually ended up there or not. Jesus' disciples must be willing to take it too.