Tag: Commandment

In the Gospel of Luke our Lord says: “If any one 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 (Lk 14:26).” How are we to understand this seemingly harsh statement?

Sometimes Jesus seems a bit deaf. When people ask Him about fasting, rituals, family respect, punishing an adulteress, divorce, paying taxes, being born again,...