If following Jesus Christ doesn't cost you anything, it's because you've bought into 'American Christianity.'
Remember this: you must always be growing in the gospel and your knowledge of it. It is not Christianity 101, but Christianity from A to Z. You have not mastered the gospel, nor will you master it, but it will master you!
The great truths of Christianity do not belong to the professional theologians alone, but to every person who calls upon the name of Christ.
American Christianity is based more on a godless culture than it is the word of God.