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> What does this passage mean to you? 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, yes, even his own life, he cannot be my
> disciple."
>
> Hate is a pretty strong word. He didn't say, dislike, care for, put up
> with, or love. Why did He use the word hate?

My understanding of this is that it is that the term is used relatively.
It is not consistent with the rest of Jesus' ministry to believe that
He meant for us hate our family because He taught us to love our enemies
and used family love as an illustration of how much God loves us. So,
we should love God so much that the love we have for other people seems
like hate in comparison. We should not put anything or anyone before
God in our list of priorities. I believe that this is correct because
it is consistent with the rest of the Bible.

If you look at the context for this verse, Jesus was talking to the
crowds of people who where following Him. Many of these people did not
necessarily believe what He was saying but were following Him for other
reasons (i.e. to see His miracles, free food, to see Him put the scribes
and the Pharisees in their place, etc.). So, He said this to weed out
the casual followers. I think that this is interpretation is consistent
with the parables that follow.

Thoughts and comments would be appreciated.

Grace and peace,

Don