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Tony
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Every time time we love our families, we are simultaneously loving God?
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Are Christians called to love God more than their families (spouse, children, parents)?
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TK421
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If in the unfortunate event you are forced to choose between your spouse or child and God, you are obligated to choose God.
If your spouse or child wants you to do something that is objectively sinful, you must continue to love & obey God.
“If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple."
Luke 14: 26
If your spouse or child wants you to do something that is objectively sinful, you must continue to love & obey God.
“If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple."
Luke 14: 26
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Lee1
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I’d like the meaning of this clarified if possible. I’m told that some bible verses are figurative?
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semper_catholicus
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We are called to love God above everyone, including our families.
“37 He that loveth father mother more than me, is not worthy of me; and he that loveth son or daughter more than me, is not worthy of me.” Matt 10:37
That’s not to say that ought not to love our families though, because, as you imply, the second greatest commandment is to “love thy neighbor as thyself.”
“37 He that loveth father mother more than me, is not worthy of me; and he that loveth son or daughter more than me, is not worthy of me.” Matt 10:37
That’s not to say that ought not to love our families though, because, as you imply, the second greatest commandment is to “love thy neighbor as thyself.”
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Gorgias
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No, not “figurative”. However, you have to recognize the archaic usage of “hate” here. It simply means “love less than.” So, if you place anything above God, it becomes an idol to you. So, you cannot be Christ’s disciple if you follow idols more than you follow Him.TK421:
I’d like the meaning of this clarified if possible. I’m told that some bible verses are figurative?
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Catholicwife32
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CS Lewis does a great job explaining this without getting into some crazy claims that we’re to embrace an ideological version of Christianity that would have us justifying our immoral behavior toward our family members if we felt the rules conflicted with loving them.
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fisherman_carl
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Yes. This is true. To love God according to Jesus means to keep His commandments. And His greatest command is to love God with all your heart and mind, and secondly to love your neighbour as yourself.
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0Scarlett_nidiyilii
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To answer the thread title
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o_mlly
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Three points to consider:
- Love is an unlimited good. That is, we can love another completely and still possess an infinite capacity to love others.
- To love another is to will them good. To love Goodness Itself is to will a unification of self with Goodness.
- Love of family is, therefore, willing them to come to the Good; desiring unity with them in the Goodness that is Love itself.
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OneSheep
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Yes.
This has already been adequately addressed, but I would like to add that to me what is meaningful in this quote is that we are not identify as part of a family we are born into, but part of a family of His disciples. This addresses the trappings of belonging to a particular tribe, having the status of a particular name, and making the pride of such affiliation as more important than being part of the family of disciples. There are hard choices to make when one’s family and traditions are in conflict with discipleship.
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PJH_74
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It depends when. I can’t save God physically, so I’d hope I’d give or endanger myself if called to. I don’t worship my family, so God is safe there. The both go together.
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TheLittleLady
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If we love God first, we will love others (spouse, family, friends) the best way humanly possible.
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