Luke 14:25-35
Cost of discipleship
LUKE 14:25-35
25 Large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and turning to them he said: 26 “If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even their own life—such a person cannot be my disciple.
Matthew 10:34-37
34 “Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. 35 For I have come to turn
“‘a man against his father,
a daughter against her mother,
a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law—
36
a man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.’[c]
37 “Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
ILLUS – Scripture interprets scripture
Genesis 29:31. Jacob ( Rachel v. Leah )
Hate – unloved, loved less, (in place of…?)
Security , identity of family
Jesus – the one indispensable condition of discipleship. He asks for nothing less than the heart, and that cannot be given by halves
https://biblehub.com/commentaries/luke/14-26.htm
that when our nearest and dearest relationships prove to be positive obstacles in coming to Christ, then all natural affections must be flung aside;
https://biblehub.com/commentaries/luke/14-26.htm
NO RIVALS
Garden. – Genesis 3 …people & Satan
Pharoah – Exodus 5:1-2. no!
Elijah – 1 Kings 18:20 ….contest
TEXT
LUKE 14:25-35
MUST
25 Large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and turning to them he said: 26 “If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even their own life—such a person cannot be my disciple. 27 And whoever does not carry their cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.
BUILD WISELY
28 “Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t you first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money to complete it? 29 For if you lay the foundation and are not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule you, 30 saying, ‘This person began to build and wasn’t able to finish.’
SUBMISSION
31 “Or suppose a king is about to go to war against another king. Won’t he first sit down and consider whether he is able with ten thousand men to oppose the one coming against him with twenty thousand? 32 If he is not able, he will send a delegation while the other is still a long way off and will ask for terms of peace. 33 In the same way, those of you who do not give up everything you have cannot be my disciples.
PURPOSE
34 “Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? 35 It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile; it is thrown out.