LUKE 14: 26
In this scripture when Jesus was talking to the multitudes of people, He said:
" If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he can not be My disciple".
At first look, the above scripture implies that Jesus is telling us to HATE our families and ourselves. First note that this goes against everything Jesus is about; Love. So the fact that it appears as a conflict, should be an indication that there must be some interpretation needed. If you don't get the correct interpretation of HATE in the original language, you won't understand the correct meaning.
In order to get this correct meaning of the word, we must understand that words in other languages can have different meanings depending on the context. The other thing that must be understood is that translation of the original language can limit our understanding of a word or phrase. The word Hate when referred to in the original Greek can be looked up in the Strong's Concordance. This word (strongs # 3404) tells us that Hate (Miseo) is to have relative preference for one thing over another. Another words, what is being said here by Jesus is that HE, must be first in your life, yes, even over all of our family. This is what it means to solely and truly give your life to Jesus.
In this scripture when Jesus was talking to the multitudes of people, He said:
" If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he can not be My disciple".
At first look, the above scripture implies that Jesus is telling us to HATE our families and ourselves. First note that this goes against everything Jesus is about; Love. So the fact that it appears as a conflict, should be an indication that there must be some interpretation needed. If you don't get the correct interpretation of HATE in the original language, you won't understand the correct meaning.
In order to get this correct meaning of the word, we must understand that words in other languages can have different meanings depending on the context. The other thing that must be understood is that translation of the original language can limit our understanding of a word or phrase. The word Hate when referred to in the original Greek can be looked up in the Strong's Concordance. This word (strongs # 3404) tells us that Hate (Miseo) is to have relative preference for one thing over another. Another words, what is being said here by Jesus is that HE, must be first in your life, yes, even over all of our family. This is what it means to solely and truly give your life to Jesus.
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