Salnax said:
"I came not to spread peace but a sword." Luke 14:26 "If any man come unto me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brother, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he can not be my disciple." John 3:15 Nobody is perfect. And in the big M's defense, he wasn't even God. |
With all due respect, allow me to comment on your quotes:
"If any man come unto me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brother, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he can not be my disciple."
It`s not hate in the sense of despise, it means forsake, or better yet, put cast away/renounce - like priests renounce everything for a life dedicated to God, even renouncing themselves.
Matthew 10:34-39
34 “Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. 35 For I have come to turn
“‘a man against his father,
a daughter against her mother,
a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law—
36 a man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.’[a]
37 “Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. 38 Whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me. 39 Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it.
Jesus didn`t come to "please" people, He came to help them and with that He knew that would create conflicts.
The not worthy part summons both your quotes: no one, but no one is above Jesus be it in love or pain/sacrifice and by even renouncing yourself you will find your true self - which is a very important and deep part of the message brought by Jesus.
