If you think salvation is unconditional then the conditions demanded of Christ to bring salvation will never apply to you. It was not by the grace of God that Christ suffered and was put to death. It is therefore not the grace of God to allow disobedience and faithlessness among those called the children of God. Those who encountered Jesus during his life’s ministry were faced with two choices; 1) deny themselves and follow him, or 2) deny him and follow themselves.