Do you hate your mother?

Question

If you don't, why do you disobey Jesus?

Answer 1

what are you talking about :)

Answer 2

I do believe you misunderstand the thought of what Jesus was trying to explain. Yes, commandment #4 may be "honor thy mother and thy father", but most certainly, or at least I would hope, you have not forgotten commandment # 1: "You shall have no other gods before ME."

Now, the point to be made is that Christ does not view one's father and mother as gods, and he would not expect anyone to stop loving their parents. However, in view of the two commandments mentioned above, the idea is that there is the chance that persons could hold their parents in too high esteem and therefore place them in a position higher than God in their life.

By loving my mother the way Christ would love her and my father the way Christ would love him, I honor them in the greatest possible sense, but to show complete devotion to God, I must never do anything (even if it is something they [my parents] would wish me to do) that would go against the will of God (of course here I mean most specifically his moral will).

Answer 3

Actually, Christ said:

Luk 14:26 "If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. (ESV Translation)

First of all Christ told those who followed Him that in order to be true disciples, they must love Him supremely. He did not ever suggest that men should have bitter hatred in their hearts toward father, mother, wife, children, brothers and sisters.

Rather Christ was using an ancient instrument of rhetorical comparison to emphasize that love for Christ must be so great that all other loves are hatred by comparison (cf. Mat_10:37). No consideration of family ties must ever be allowed to deflect a disciple from a pathway of full obedience to the Lord.

Actually, the most difficult part of this first term of discipleship is found in the words “and his own life also.” It is not only that we must love our relatives less; we must hate our own lives also! Instead of living self-centered lives, we must live Christ-centered lives. Instead of asking how every action will affect ourselves, we must be careful to assess how it will affect Christ and His glory. Considerations of personal comfort and safety must be subordinated to the great task of glorifying Christ and making Him known. The Savior's words are absolute. He said that if we did not love Him supremely, more than our family and more than our own lives, we could not be His disciples. There is no half-way measure.

Answer 4

No. One of the ten Commandments....Honor thy Father and thy Mother. Why are you asking questions about something you don't care about? Are you worried? Maybe God is working on your heart? Take some time, study the Bible. Accept Him into your heart and ask forgiveness for your sins. He will take away all your worries! He loves you! You are one of His children!

Answer 5

I love my mother. Its a commandment. No 4.
I Cr 13;8a, Love never fails!!!!!

Answer 6

You HATE your mother over hating God.. That is, if your mother says God isnt real, you leave her for God. You choose God over your family. Over your children, your spouse. ect. You dont have to hate them just to do it. But for God, if it comes to that.

Answer 7

~Poor Jesus. Always getting misquoted by christians. No wonder he hasn't come back.

Answer 8

sorry dude, you definitly need some help

Answer 9

No and because we are not christians.