Jesus said that in order to follow him we must hate our parents, our spouses, our children, and our siblings. How can this be reconciled with the Bible’s commands that we must love these people? Here is a post from a forum called christforums.com that explains what the Bible means when it speaks of hate.
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Love, Hate, the Hebrew language, and Idioms
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Psalm 119:89,"Forever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven"
For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy. (Exodus 20:11)
