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Jesus Says Hate Everyone | Awkward Moments Bible
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- - - - HATE EVERYONE! - - - -
From Luke 1425-27
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The original Greek word "miseo" used here in Luke has a pretty specific meaning hate. In fact, it's an even stronger word than we have today - Jesus used it in Matthew 521--23 to warn people that anger (expressed with this 'miseo') against someone is tantamount to murder! Murder!
To defend this verse by saying, "Jesus didn't mean 'hate'" is reaching a little too far to try and explain what Jesus "really" meant. In fact, I have sat through many Bible studies and read many long explanations of this passage. Every author/leader has one thing incommon they have their own "spin" to try and justify how and why Jesus didn't mean what he said. I'm no expert, but - isn't that heresy?
"Just as damaging as a madman shooting a deadly weapon - is someone who lies to a friend and then says, 'I was just kidding.'" - Proverbs 2618-19
Over the centuries Luke 14 has been slowly modified to be more acceptable to most readers. Some modern translations have even gone as far as to remove the word "hate" altogether and rephrase the verse along the lines, "If you don't love me even more than you already love your father..." Heresy!
The Gospel of Matthew has a very similar passage, but being based on the earlier work of Luke was already starting to sport a tamer version that was easier to understand and accept in a likely attempt to portray a Jesus that was a bit more palatable to the masses. Just think - the earliest "tweaks" to the original story started almost 2,000 years ago! Now think of the effect of playing the "telephone game" for twenty centuries...
So, the takeaway is that "we are supposed to hate our own lives because we are worthless without Jesus." This is how a good friend (and theologian with a Ph.D. in Biblical History) explained it to me with a straight face. As if serving a megalomaniacal God who looks down on us as 'worthless' is a good thing?
John even uses the same word to make his point in 1 John 315, "Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer." That's right, in order to follow Christ, you must be willing to be a murderer!
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- - - - HATE EVERYONE! - - - -
From Luke 1425-27
ORIGINAL IMAGE http:s//www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=702203789793720&set=a.359435304070572.103181.313075568706546&type=3&theater
The original Greek word "miseo" used here in Luke has a pretty specific meaning hate. In fact, it's an even stronger word than we have today - Jesus used it in Matthew 521--23 to warn people that anger (expressed with this 'miseo') against someone is tantamount to murder! Murder!
To defend this verse by saying, "Jesus didn't mean 'hate'" is reaching a little too far to try and explain what Jesus "really" meant. In fact, I have sat through many Bible studies and read many long explanations of this passage. Every author/leader has one thing incommon they have their own "spin" to try and justify how and why Jesus didn't mean what he said. I'm no expert, but - isn't that heresy?
"Just as damaging as a madman shooting a deadly weapon - is someone who lies to a friend and then says, 'I was just kidding.'" - Proverbs 2618-19
Over the centuries Luke 14 has been slowly modified to be more acceptable to most readers. Some modern translations have even gone as far as to remove the word "hate" altogether and rephrase the verse along the lines, "If you don't love me even more than you already love your father..." Heresy!
The Gospel of Matthew has a very similar passage, but being based on the earlier work of Luke was already starting to sport a tamer version that was easier to understand and accept in a likely attempt to portray a Jesus that was a bit more palatable to the masses. Just think - the earliest "tweaks" to the original story started almost 2,000 years ago! Now think of the effect of playing the "telephone game" for twenty centuries...
So, the takeaway is that "we are supposed to hate our own lives because we are worthless without Jesus." This is how a good friend (and theologian with a Ph.D. in Biblical History) explained it to me with a straight face. As if serving a megalomaniacal God who looks down on us as 'worthless' is a good thing?
John even uses the same word to make his point in 1 John 315, "Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer." That's right, in order to follow Christ, you must be willing to be a murderer!