Would Jesus ever tell anyone to hate someone else?
Luke 14:25-26 (NASB), “Now large crowds were going along with Him; and He turned and said to them, 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.”
The word “hate” here is intended to give the idea that a disciple of Jesus must always choose Him First over everyone else.
In other words, you must love Him so much that in comparison, it will almost seem as though you hate others in your life. He must be the highest priority.
Contemporary English Version – Luke 14:25-26, “Large crowds were walking along with Jesus when he turned and said: You cannot be my disciple unless you love me more than you love your father and mother, your wife and children, and your brothers and sisters. You cannot come with me unless you love me more than you love your own life.”
Luke 14:26-27 (NASB), “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. Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.”
Luke 9:57-62 (NASB), “As they were going along the road, someone said to Him, “I will follow You wherever You go. And Jesus said to him, “The foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head. And He said to another, “Follow Me.” But he said, “Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father. But He said to him, “Allow the dead to bury their own dead; but as for you, go and proclaim everywhere the kingdom of God. Another also said, “I will follow You, Lord; but first permit me to say goodbye to those at home. But Jesus said to him, “No one, after putting his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.”
Would God ever bless someone for lying?
Joshua 2:1-7 (NASB), “Then Joshua the son of Nun sent two men as spies secretly from Shittim, saying, “Go, view the land, especially Jericho.” So they went and came into the house of a harlot whose name was Rahab and lodged there. It was told the king of Jericho, saying, “Behold, men from the sons of Israel have come here tonight to search out the land. And the king of Jericho sent word to Rahab, saying, “Bring out the men who have come to you, who have entered your house, for they have come to search out all the land. But the woman had taken the two men and hidden them, and she said, “Yes, the men came to me, but I did not know where they were from. It came about when it was time to shut the gate at dark, that the men went out; I do not know where the men went. Pursue them quickly, for you will overtake them. But she had brought them up to the roof and hidden them in the stalks of flax which she had laid in order on the roof. So the men pursued them on the road to the Jordan to the fords; and as soon as those who were pursuing them had gone out, they shut the gate.
Rahab lied to the City Guard. What was her punishment from God for lying?
Joshua 6:17 (NASB), “The city shall be under the ban, it and all that is in it belongs to the LORD; only Rahab the harlot and all who are with her in the house shall live, because she hid the messengers whom we sent.”
Matthew 1:5 (NASB), “Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz was the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse.” (Named in the lineage of Jesus).
A more correct interpretation of the Ten Commandments:
- Do not have any other god before God
- Do not make yourself an idol
- Do not take the Lord’s name in vain
- Remember the Sabbath Day and keep it holy
- Honor your mother and father
- Do not murder
- Do not commit adultery
- Do not steal
- Do not testify or bear false witness against your neighbor
- Do not covet
“Thou shall not kill,” means never kill anyone ever, right?
- The dictionary defines killing as, “To cause the death of (a person, animal, or another living thing).”
- If killing is a “sin,” then God committed sin.
- He killed an estimated 20 million people in the flood. Genesis 6:7.
- He killed an estimated 600 to 1200 people in the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. Genesis 19:4-5, Ezekiel 16:46-47 (specifically Ezekiel 16:49-50).
iii. He killed Er, the firstborn of Judah. Genesis 38:7
- He killed the Egyptian army. Exodus 14:28.
- 26 more references where God killed (directly or indirectly).
- Was it okay for God to kill if He says not to kill?
vii. Altogether, almost 21,000,000 people killed by God.
- The correct interpretation is, “You shall not murder.”
- This is why killing during wartime is not murder.
Transliterated Word: ratsach (953d)
Definition: to murder, slay:–
List of English Words and Number of Times Used
- killed (1),
- kills the manslayer (1),
- manslayer (18),
- murder (7),
- murdered (2),
- murderer (12),
- murderer shall be put (1),
- murderers (1),
- murders (1),
- put to death (1),
- slew (1).
- Do not murder
- God helps those who help themselves, right?
- 1 Peter 5:6 (NASB), “Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time.”
- John 15:5 (NASB), “I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing.”
- If God were to help those who help themselves
- Is it true that God will not give you more than you can handle?
- Jon Bloom with Desiring God Website said, “The next time someone says that God doesn’t give us more than we can handle, point them to Judges 7. God’s instructing Gideon to take on over 100,000 enemy soldiers with just 300 fits in the “more than you can handle” category. Imagine how Gideon and his servant, Purah, must have felt trying to come to grips with a humanly impossible assignment.”
- God WILL give you more than you can handle.
- This is how He matures you, grows you in Him, and develops your relationship as a soldier, conqueror,
- 1 Corinthians 10:13 (NASB), “No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it.”
- That reference is ONLY about temptations.
- God will not allow us to deal with any temptation that we cannot avoid if we choose.
