Sentence:  Expressed differently : if the price for becoming a faithful follower of <WSD>Jesus</WSD> Christ is some form of self-destruction , whether of the body or of the mind - sacrificium corporis , sacrificium intellectus - then there is no alternative but that the price remain unpaid . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)