When Jesus asked this question two thousand years ago, He was alerting His followers about the prevailing spiritual condition of people on earth at the time of His return. Jesus knew the answer: the close of the age would be marked by a mass defection from the truth.
take up your cross
God doesn’t want us to feel better about ourselves, but to have a realistic view of how wretched we really are. Unfortunately, many people are being led astray by churches and leaders who are presenting a different Jesus to the world.