I have read this scriputer multiple times, but need to know the exact passage. It says something along the lines of "only those who hate their parents will find heaven". I don't remember the exact verbage, nor the exact passage. Also, I'm pretty sure I understand the meaning of the verse, but if you would care to comment that would be appreciated too. If I understand the passage correctly I take it to mean that you must reject the teachings of your Earthly parents and embrace the lessons of your Heavenly Father. Ofcourse I cannot delve any further in to it until I find the passage again, so if anyone out there could help it would be much appreciated.
2007-09-04 05:25:15 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Edit - Ned: No, the Mark passage you have provided is not the one. Not even close.
2007-09-04 05:34:05 · update #1
Edit - Jon: YES! The passage from Luke is the one to which I am referring. Now, what does it mean?
2007-09-04 05:36:54 · update #2
"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." (Luke 14:26)
http://www.biblicalhebrew.com/nt/lovehate.htm
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(Matthew 10:34) - "Do not think that I came to bring peace on the earth; I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. 35"For I came to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; 36and a man’s enemies will be the members of his household."
2007-09-04 05:36:48 · answer #1 · answered by Misty 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hate Your Mother And Father
2016-10-04 22:13:48 · answer #2 · answered by freedman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be my disciple.
Luke 14:25
It doesn't mean literally "hate." Here is another good example for not trying to say everything in the bible must be read literally. It was kind of like an overstatement for emphasis, the way you might say, "I was so mad I could've killed that guy." Unless you're a psychopath, you don't really mean you want to murder somebody.
Luke is using the same kind of figure of speech here. Of course you shouldn't hate your parents, or even your own life. But it's an overstatement to make this point: unless you are willing to put your relationship with Jesus first, you're not going to grow spiritually.
2007-09-04 05:29:26 · answer #3 · answered by Acorn 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Luke 14:25-34
My interpretation of the passage is that if a person isn't willing to leave behind everything that they love, they can't be a disciple of Christ. Jesus Himself says this, in verse 33.
2007-09-04 05:31:48 · answer #4 · answered by The_Cricket: Thinking Pink! 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Luke 14:26
"If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be my disciple."
Jesus used very strong language, hyperbole really, to point to the cost of discipleship. To be a true disciple, we have to sacrifice everything else for friendship with God, the pearl of great price, the treasure hidden in a field. Family ties and life itself may have to be sacrificed for the faith. Since most of the original disciples were martyred, this turned out to be quite prophetic.
Note that Jesus was talking about the cost of discipleship and not eternal life. Discipleship was a special ministry of study and preaching that carried great risks. Nonetheless, any Christian must love God more than family or life itself. Paradoxically, it is by loving God that we learn to love our families and ourselves.
2007-09-04 05:35:25 · answer #5 · answered by Bruce 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Mark 10:29 - 31
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2007-09-04 05:28:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Luke 14:26 (King James Version)
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.
If you can not forsake everything else and put Jesus first in your life you can not be a follower of Jesus.
2007-09-04 05:56:06 · answer #7 · answered by Old Hickory 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
when you can't find passages try Gateway.com. They take the portion you know and find all the places it is in the bible. They have quite a few versions to choose from too.
2007-09-04 05:32:12 · answer #8 · answered by Connie D 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
In the original language "hate" in this context means "love less". The passage literally means that we should love Jesus more than we love our families. And when we love Jesus the most, he makes it possible for us to love our families even more than we ordinarily would have. :)
2007-09-04 05:30:17 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
Oh, I agree with what Jon M said about it being an overstatement.
2007-09-04 05:41:41 · answer #10 · answered by SisterCF 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋