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

Jesus seeks singularly devoted persons, undistracted by the cares of daily life. This may explain why most of his disciples were probably unmarried (though ...

Luke 14:25–33 continues Jesus' lessons on who will experience the kingdom of God. Humble, generous, and responsive people will receive God's blessings.

3 мая 2022 г. · Luke 14:25-33 is entitled, “The Cost of Discipleship,” and for good reason because Jesus took faith and commitment to another level.

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.

25 сент. 2016 г. · This passage tells us that being a disciple of Jesus Christ is costly. It is not for the faint of heart.

23 мая 2019 г. · Jesus teaches them that discipleship carries a high price tag. Those who aspire to follow him need to count the cost before signing on the dotted line.

Jesus is teaching that a disciple must forsake all relationships and desires. “Hate” does not mean we are to have an emotional hate toward our family.

29 авг. 2016 г. · To live under a cross-bar was to engage in a form of living death, of sacrificial living for the sake of others and of the kingdom of God.

29 нояб. 2023 г. · It would appear Jesus is asking any who wish to follow him to hate not only themselves, but their family. Their mother, father, sister, and brother.