Jesus Defined Discipleship

I've been reading quite a bit in the subject of discipleship.  The topic seems to be discussed more and more in meetings and dialogues. Whenever that happens it's easy to predict that the train is headed down the track.  I'm thankful for the arrival.  This time I hope that it's more than six week sessions and memorizing scripture.  This time I am praying that it's a dangerous discipleship.  

By the way, that happens to be the theme of camp meeting this year, "Dangerous Church"

Luke 14 records an encounter Jesus had with a crowd of people who were following Him. Perhaps this passage is the most definitive and clearest of Jesus' teachings about discipleship.

Now great crowds were traveling with Him. So He turned and said to them: “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his own father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, and even his own life—he cannot be My disciple. Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.  “For which of you, wanting to build a tower, doesn't first sit down and calculate the cost to see if he has enough to complete it? Otherwise, after he has laid the foundation and cannot finish it, all the onlookers will begin to make fun of him, saying, ‘This man started to build and wasn't able to finish.'  “Or what king, going to war against another king, will not first sit down and decide if he is able with 10,000 to oppose the one who comes against him with 20,000? If not, while the other is still far off, he sends a delegation and asks for terms of peace. In the same way, therefore, every one of you who does not say good-bye to all his possessions cannot be My disciple.  “Now, salt is good, but if salt should lose its taste, how will it be made salty? It isn't fit for the soil or for the manure pile; they throw it out. Anyone who has ears to hear should listen!” (Luke 14:25-35).

Jesus stated at least four conditions for becoming His disciple:

1. Jesus talked about the priority of a relationship with Him. 

2. Jesus discussed having the right purpose. 

3. Jesus told prospective disciples that their commitment must be long-term. 

4. Jesus stated that disciples must be willing to give up material possessions.

Do you see anymore in the text?