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NASB | 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, and even his own life, he cannot be My disciple. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 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, and even his own life [in the sense of indifference to or relative disregard for them in comparison with his attitude toward God]--he cannot be My disciple. |
Bible Question (short): Hate father, mother? sell, give all? |
Question (full): How do I answer an atheist who is always taunting Christians on another forum with this verse telling them that they must hate their father, mother and family in order to be one of Christ's disciples? Telling him that it's not meant to be literal doesn't satisfy him. Also, "sell all that you own and come and follow Me." I am at a loss for an effective way to answer him. It's not him that concerns me. It's the lurkers who read the forum and those whose faith isn't stablished yet, and those who are seeking the Truth. |