![]() It's also kind of implied that you should follow God when he calls you, and not put it off for any other reason. If what God wants you to do is in direct conflict with what your family wants you to do, then you must forsake what your family wants and embrace what God wants. There are two forces at work here: What God wants you to do and what your family wants you to do. What others are saying is mostly correct, but I think it needs to be phrased a certain way in order to really get the point across. Jesus isn't really telling you to spite your parents or be evil to them, but to forsake them in favor of Him. However, here is my opinion on what this verse means. First off, Love and Hate are not mutually exclusive things and I do believe that some things are lost in translation. In other words, and in this case, what Jesus is saying is that we must love lessfather, mother, spouse, children, siblings, and our own lives, than we are to love Him! God cannot contradict Himself, therefore, what Jesus also told us to do by loving our neighbors as ourselves, as well as our enemies, is just as true as what He tells us in these verses. Most of the time it is used to connote a degree of love. In New Testament Greek, the word hate has several implications and applications. ![]() I did some digging which I hope will shed some light on a dark sounding word. Melannikko brings up a valid point as to the usage of "hate". And out of that obedience all else flows. I agree completely that it is idolatrous to put anything or anyone before our obedience of Christ. There are some great insights here concerning these provocative verses. I happened across this question and read all the responses and comments and was compelled to share. If you haven't already, watch Evan Almighty, that is a prime example of what Jesus means So when He said hate, He doesn't mean as to despise, but to Love Him more, so if He ever called you to go by yourself, you will with no questions. And to be able to do as He ask, takes a lot on our behalf. ![]() Where I once loved to give someone a piece of my mind with those four letter word, He told me to put that away, and speak that which is edifying to the ear. Jesus ask that we be separate from the things of this world, I Corinthians 6: 9-11, and follow Him. And you also have to deny yourself as well. For example, if you would read in the book of Matthew, when Jesus first went out to pick men for His disciples, they had to willing to leave their families, wife's, children, mothers, and fathers for the love of Jesus. That verse means to love the Lord as you are suppose to, He is first, and everyone else falls behind Him. We have a way as people of putting Jesus on the back burner, and doing for ourselves and our family first, and than Him. That word "hate" doesn't mean to literally hate, but it means to place no one else higher in your life than Jesus. The only way to be Jesus' disciple is to have the faith and courage to suffer, like He did. They must know how to hate their own lives in order to receive a place in eternal life. No matter what it may cost, Christ expects His people to follow Him. But since Christ was rejected by this world, everything that binds us to material things must be sacrificed for Him. Jesus does not mean that loving our relations is an evil thing. They are the ones that take us away from Christ. The material things we hold dear to our hearts are the most dangerous. In order to become a disciple of Jesus Christ, all thing of this world must be forsaken. This is what I understand of the above verses. ![]() You cannot be my disciple unless you carry your own cross and come with me" You cannot come with me unless you love me more than you love your own life. "Large crowds were walking along with Jesus, when he turned and said: You cannot be my disciple, unless you love me more than you love your father and mother, your wife and children, and your brothers and sisters.
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