IF ANYONE COMES TO ME AND DOES NOT HATE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER… HE CANNOT BE MY DISCIPLE.
I. Read Luke 14:26
A. What is the context of this verse?
B. Why the use of hyperbole here?
C. What light does Matthew 10:37 shed on this?
II. What light do the following passages shed on this discussion?
A. Genesis 29:30
B. Genesis 37:3
C. Ephesians 5:25
D. 1 John 2:11
E. 1 John 2:15
F. John 13:34-35
G. Romans 13:8
H. 1 Peter 1:22
III. How does this though saying of Jesus fit in with the first commandment?
V. Questions to ponder.
A. How does this fit in with our study on total commitment?
B. How does this speak to the priorities we have in life