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Hate in the Bible: Luke 14:26


The strong wording in this passage is striking--does God really expect us to hate our own family? It's a rhetorical device used to emphasize the all-consuming passion with which we are to commit to God--set against God's love for us, any other emotion, no matter how positive, pales in comparison.
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Luke 14:26 (KJV)

 If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

One Comment

  1. ricky says:
    November 21, 2010 at 10:44 am

    Understanding the psychic of the humans situation in family matters can be a difficult task to overcome.Maybe it is better to listen and learn to conquer ones’ own self.He who conquers others is strong,he who conquers himself is mighty.

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- 1 Corinthians 13:1-3
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