“Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won't you first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money to complete it?

For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?

25 Large crowds were traveling with Jesus. He turned and spoke to them. He said, 26 “Anyone who comes to me must hate his father and mother.

A large crowd was following Jesus. He turned around and said to them, “If you want to be my disciple, you must, by comparison, hate everyone else—your father ...

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 cannot be My disciple.

This passage speaks to the importance of loyalty and allegiance to Jesus over all other competing loyalties, including family, self-interest, and possessions.

Anyone who comes to me must be willing to share my cross and experience it as his own, or he cannot be considered to be my disciple. So don't follow me without ...

Jesus is explaining that His disciples need to be all-in, to the point of abandoning family and suffering crucifixion, if need be.

Luke 14:25-28 Large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and turning to them he said: “If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, ...

11 июн. 2023 г. · Count the cost of discipleship: Putting Jesus first even when it causes friction with others; putting Jesus first over your own desires and plans.