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Can Christians explain why Christ reversed the 5th commandment to honour your mother & father to you must hate your mother & farther?

Luke 14: 26 If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

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  • ?
    Lv 6
    6 years ago
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    I don't pretend to be a biblical scholar but I'm willing to bet you misinterpreted what you read. I wouldn't even know where to begin, but I'm sure you did. seems like you're trying to goad the Christians. what gives?

    I googled it and the Internet told me that there's a huge debate over the word "hate." maybe that's where the confusion lies.

  • huffyb
    Lv 6
    6 years ago

    The real reason is attachment can lead to corruption--but yes I was goading the Christians--but Yahoo placed my question in the wrong category--so you win the chocolates!-:]

  • Liz
    Lv 7
    6 years ago

    I'd ask Luke for you but unfortunately he passed away some time ago.

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