That’s not the meaning of hate your life! Instead, I think what Jesus means is that following his commands is hard. Which means that, at one point or another, there is going to be a cost to it. As a result, sometimes when we follow his commands, life will go “less well” for ...
Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.” And the soldiers gambled for his clothes by throwing dice.English Standard VersionAnd Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” And they cast lots to divide his garments.Berean...
“You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good and sends rain on the ri...
For it becomes a fountain of Everlasting Life! She called him a PROPHET and spoke of HA’MASHIACH, the ONE called ANOINTED. HE said, I who am speaking to you am HE. The woman left HIM and her jug and went to the city saying, come and see! A man who told me everything, all I...
Then Jesus said to his disciples, “A rich man had a business manager. The manager was accused of wasting the rich man’s property. So the rich...
Jesus simply said to love others “as yourself.”He didn’t say to love others after you love yourself. That’s just something people read into the passage. Let me illustrate another way you could read into this passage — and be just as wrong:Imagine that I hate myself. Since...
Q2. (John 12:25-26) In what way is verse 25 the essence of what it means to be a disciple? In this verse, what does it mean to "love" your life? What does it mean to "hate" your life? How did Jesus live this out in the Garden of Gethsemane?
Then the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die.”..Everyone hears the voice of the serpent telling them they won’t die, and many believe this lie all their life until they die. But Jesus said, Unless you repent you will perish. So, whom will you believe? The ...
“You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the ...
Luke 1:35“And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.” Matthew 1:18-20“Now the birth of Jesus Christ...