Luk 14:26 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.
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Philip Badowski breaks chainsaw while cutting up the bodies of his Christian Missionary Parents
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. Dec 11, 2004 — A college student who admitted he fatally shot his parents in their bedroom and broke a chain saw cutting up their bodies told investigators: "GOD told me to."
He said the killings were "spur of the moment" after his parents scolded him when they returned from a weeklong missionary trip to Haiti.
http://www.bluelineradio.com/godsaid.html
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2007-09-25 19:49:12 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
This guy sounds like he is in some serious bondage and obviously suffering something mental. Just like everything else, don't take this guy as a ambassador for Christians. back to your main question, Hate in Luke 14:26 means "love less by comparison." If our love for our parents interferes with worshiping and obeying God properly, we do not genuinely love Him. Matthew 10:37 shows that Christ refers to those who place their father or mother above God in obedience and reverence; this is idolatry. The time may come when it is no longer necessary or right for us to obey our parents. Even so, we should never cease to honor them. Honor indicates a high respect for their worth, high esteem, and reverence. Without this, we cannot properly revere God. Just as our parents corrected us, so also God corrects us. As a result we honor and respect our parents, which is a shadow of our subjection to the Father.
This offers a little more insight:
http://www.tektonics.org/gk/jesussayshate.html
2007-09-25 19:58:20 · answer #1 · answered by #1Realtor® 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You can not take part of the word without all the context around it. The bible does not encourage hate and when read in context does not contradict either. Aside from the out of context portion you also have to go back to the original translation of the word. You do not have to know the language of hebrew and greek a study book will do just as well. A few moments of cross refrencing and you will find that the term hate in its original greek text was translated from the word Miseo - defined as a verb and definition states : of relative prefrence for one thing over another, by way of expressing either aversion from , or disregard for, the claims of one person or thing relatively to those of anohter. Its about counting the cost. If you want to be a disciple you have to be willing to compare the opinions of even the ones you love the dearest to the directions God is giving you. Miseo and if you are not willing then your not ready to be a disciple
2007-09-25 20:02:09 · answer #2 · answered by inomostuff 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
http://www.kingdom-gospel.com/disciple.html
Luke 14:26 "If anyone comes to Me, and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters... he cannot be My disciple."
Does anyone have hold on your life, that interferes with God's will in your life? Is there anyone you won't give up for God? Is there someone you love more than God? If so, you can't be a true disciple. He does not want you to be unkind, but He speaks of preference. He also does not speak of abandonment, although in a rare situation, He might, if you are in an abusive situation or something similar (in such case seek more help).
Luke 12:51-53 "Do you suppose I came to grant peace on earth? I tell you, no, but rather division; for from now on five in one household will be divided, three against two, and two against three. They will be divided, father against son, and son against father; mother against daughter, and daughter against mother; mother-in-law against daughter-in-law, and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law."
1 Tim 5:8 " But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever."
Remember there is balance in all things. But let God be 1st in your life.
2007-09-25 20:38:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
this may well be a appropriate occasion of a faux effect of the scriptures. The bible did not say that one would desire to HATE his parents or all people else for that remember.........the ingredient this is being made is this: that nonetheless kinfolk is costly to us, if we extremely desire to be followers of Christ, we would desire to love him greater desirable than issues or human beings. Many Jw's have had to decide for between God or kinfolk. What I propose is, quite a few our acquaintances and households have tried to cajole us that it is not the certainty.....yet our hearts compelled us to do what became into acceptable....to stay with God's direction and walk as Jesus did. we don't would desire to offer up or throw away or households and acquaintances, yet we would desire to make GOD priortiy one!
2016-12-17 10:38:02 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When Jesus was discussing what is really involved in being his true follower, he said: “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own soul, he cannot be my disciple.” Jesus obviously did not mean that his followers should literally hate their family members, since he commanded people to love even their enemies. (Matthew 5:44) Rather, Jesus here meant that his followers must love family members less than they love God. In keeping with that understanding, the Bible says that Jacob “hated” Leah and loved Rachel, which meant that he did not love Leah as much as he loved her sister, Rachel. (Genesis 29:30-32) Even our own “soul,” or life, Jesus said, should be hated, or loved less, than God!
2007-09-25 20:50:34 · answer #5 · answered by conundrum 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why don't you read on in that passage? Jesus said that to get their attention. Then He went back and explained what He meant. What did He mean? He says that if a person wants to follow Him, they must be willing to let go of EVERYTHING to do so.
2007-09-25 19:53:21 · answer #6 · answered by The_Cricket: Thinking Pink! 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wow, this has been posted 5 times today. Going for a record? There is a search function, you know.
2007-09-25 19:54:28 · answer #7 · answered by TubeDude 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
“If you want to be my disciple, you must hate everyone else by comparison—your father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even your own life. Otherwise, you cannot be my disciple.
2007-09-25 20:02:32 · answer #8 · answered by jubka1 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think it's a requirement for becoming a disciple, not a christian - but I could be wrong, since the whole book in incredibly vague and self-contradicting.
2007-09-25 19:52:52 · answer #9 · answered by Dreamstuff Entity 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋