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"Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword. For I have come to ‘set[a] a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law’; and ‘a man’s enemies will be those of his own household.’"
Matthew 10:34-36 NKJV
“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple."
Luke 14:26 NKJV
The Greek word used in that passage, translated to "hate", can also mean "reject". That passage is about proper prioritization. It doesn't mean to wholly reject your family, but to prioritize God above them.
The message is identical to when your family embraces lies and falsehoods. If you prioritize truth above all else, and your family embraces a lie or falsehood, you should still prioritize, espouse, and act in truth, even if you love your family, even though they reject it.
Look, Himmlerwasright is back. I explained this to you in another thread. How the command to hate one's own must be understood to mean that love of Christ comes first, no matter what. Such hyperbole was not unknown in the ancient world. A literal interpretation of this would result in a host of contradictions, so that's obviously the wrong answer.
Matthew 10:34-36 NKJV
“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple."
Luke 14:26 NKJV
Ditch the king of jews.
The message is identical to when your family embraces lies and falsehoods. If you prioritize truth above all else, and your family embraces a lie or falsehood, you should still prioritize, espouse, and act in truth, even if you love your family, even though they reject it.