Did Jesus preach hate? "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." That sounds - on the surface - as if the Lord is promoting contempt and hostility. As we started learning yesterday, Jesus is talking about something that we sweep under the rug, sometimes: the cost of making Him king of our lives.

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