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"If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be My disciple. 27And whoever does not carry his cross and follow Me cannot be My disciple."

They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.” Luke 12

"And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children (yes children) or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life."

Jesus said, “Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands, for my sake and for the gospel,

Long story short if you don't hate your family who do not love Christ you cannot follow him. You must give up everything.
 

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Back in Jesus day followers were cut off from families, jobs, practically everything for the sake of following Jesus. They met in secret. Converts had to hide, if found it was Saul of Tarsus' (before he was renamed Paul) job to hunt them down and murder them. We haven't a clue of what horrible persecution they went through, not in this country.
 
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Back in Jesus day followers were cut off from families, jobs, practically everything for the sake of following Jesus. They met in secret. Converts had to hide, if found it was Saul of Tarsus' (before he was renamed Paul) job to hunt them down and murder them. We haven't a clue of what horrible persecution they went through, not in this country.
There wasn't really a strategic persecution until Jesus died. He's just saying to do this because one must cut off their family if they want to follow him. Hence the whole ," lose your life to find it," verse
 
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There wasn't really a strategic persecution until Jesus died. He's just saying to do this because one must cut off their family if they want to follow him. Hence the whole ," lose your life to find it," verse
He was saying count the cost before you follow me. I don't think the follows of Jesus really knew what he meant until he was crucified. Remember he said pick up your cross and follow me, I doubt they really grasped what was going to happen.
 
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The word for hate in the Greek can also mean "love less" and that's true. No one should come before Christ in any aspect of our lives. Especially during the end times. One as to be willing to pick up the cross/reigns for him at all times.

Greek word 3404 miseo-to detest (especially to persecute) by extens -to love less-hate(ful)
 
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He was saying count the cost before you follow me. I don't think the follows of Jesus really knew what he meant until he was crucified. Remember he said pick up your cross and follow me, I doubt they really grasped what was going to happen.
In '76 I was stationed in Korea. I attended a Christian fellowship off post. One of the other regulars was a former orthodox Jewish soldier who became a Christian. Not long after he told us his family had "Sat shiva" on him. They considered him dead and had a memorial service for him. He decided to reject Christianity and return to Judaism. The cost was too much for him.
 
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In '76 I was stationed in Korea. I attended a Christian fellowship off post. One of the other regulars was a former orthodox Jewish soldier who became a Christian. Not long after he told us his family had "Sat shiva" on him. They considered him dead and had a memorial service for him. He decided to reject Christianity and return to Judaism. The cost was too much for him.
I have an acquaintance from Mali, a pastor, who converted to Christianity as a teenager. His Muslim parents chained him to a tree behind their house. When he refused to recant, his mother tried to poison him. That was thwarted because his brother (trying to get in on the mistreatment) ate the food instead.

His parents, for the rest of their lives, were never willing to reconcile with him. He had to flee Mali in 2012 because his country was never able to reconcile with him, either.
 
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