Jesus’ teaching about the cost of discipleship includes one of the most outrageous requirements of the Gospel: to love and hate simultaneously. Jesus intended it to be this way because His disciples should have their priorities straight when they pick up the cross to follow Him. If we start a project without investing our whole hearts, we may not finish it and be ashamed. By connecting the first two stories with the salt without taste, Jesus teaches that our priorities should be aligned with the purpose.
