Hating your Parents
Reading these passages in context, we find Jesus stating that He did not come to bring peace, but a sword. This is very curious since He is called the Prince of Peace.
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Take up Your Cross
I was taught in my youth that this passage was talking about the way I needed to live my life as a Christian. It was said that I was to give up everything I might want, including life itself, in service to God and if I didn’t, God wasn’t going to be very happy with me.
