JESUS CHRIST offered his disciples the hope of everlasting life, but he also urged them to count the cost of being a Christian. He illustrated the point by asking: “Who of you that wants to build a tower does not first sit down and calculate the expense [or, count the cost], to see if he has enough to complete it? ”
येशू ख्रिस्ताने आपल्या शिष्यांना सार्वकालिक जीवनाची आशा देऊ केली, पण ख्रिस्ती असण्यात अंतर्भूत असलेल्या खर्चाचा अंदाज करण्याचेही त्याने त्यांना प्रोत्साहन दिले.