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verse 7-11 Jesus observed the actions of certain of the people, us, then Jesus give HIS formula that applies to all when needed, see verse 11.

Sabbath day ended at the cross Jesus already fulfilled the Sabbath day. The Sabbath day was a day to rest, when you are resting you are not sinning. Many Christians so called pollute the sabbath day by leaving their house. Isaiah 11:10 And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious.

verse 1-6, Jesus once again bring clarity to them and us about the Sabbath, one of the Ten-Commandments.

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WOW. Just sayin. Sometimes He just slaps you in the face!

I see the foolishness of pride the outreached hand to the needy care of the present life and lack of dedication to the service of God standing in the way of a walk with the Lord, the qualities of a little child is encouraged in these scripture passages.

God has no color__ how blind America is towards the Word of God_ the Gospels of Jesus Christ Our Lord and Saviour Hallelujah !!!

Verse 17~The man had put all that effort into the grand evening meal and all those originally invited gave lame excuses. This showed that they didn't have any regard for the man and they were really selfish.

Verse 26~Here the word hate simply means to love to a lesser degree. In the Bible the word hate can have various meanings. Jesus certainly did not want us to be hostile toward our family or wish them any harm.

We can't let nothing come to hinder us in serving Christ.

"For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?" Let's make a parable with this, after the parable of the sower. "For he that sowed his seed with too little commitment, and with laziness, failed to cultivate, fertilize and care for the freshly planted seed. The plant died..it cost too much to take care of it."

Perhaps Christ is simply referencing sin and hypocrisy in all of us. The 12 apostles see and hate the sin in all of us, including themselves and they know Christ is the TRUTH, LIGHT and LIFE and are willing to follow him even if it means persecution. They are sick and tired of sin even in family. The regular crowd following Christ perhaps doesn’t understand all that; so he’s blunt to them

If we only go by what is the language of the Scriptures of truth, and forget for a few minutes all the things many teachers and pastors have SAID was the meaning; then we see that its not unlawful to actually be just, and therefore to claim that one is just. God gave us a whole Bible so that we would be just and true, toward Himself and toward each other. How else can we learn to discern judgment?

The resurrection of the just, no man can claim to be just and on his own sit in the higher seats lest he be shown the door, so to speak. Or before we build we asses the cost lest we be mocked for the shambles we leave behind. Who is just then is whom God deems to be just and His message to us, the Bible, contains the criterion necessary, if we read daily and absorb the meaning thru tenacity

The salt of the Earth. Am I salty? And seasoning all around me? Dear Lord l pray that I am. I don't want to be cast out.

In order to be a disciple of Christ we must be willing to suffer hardships and maintain our integrity to Jehovah God.

Always enjoy the 14 chapter of luke verse 23 !! Really speaks volume to my heart!!

Lambert; "recompense" means to repay or requite, as a reward or for an injury or loss; something given or done in return for something else; repayment, remuneration, requital, or reward; something given or done to make up for a loss, injury, etc.; compensation:(Collins Dictionary). Luke 14:14 the meaning is to repay. Joel 3:4 in the sense of toil and burden-bearing to repay with a similar action.

Jim Hill: I hope all things are well. No matter why we walked away? The Father has opened Arms, waiting for our return! All his children one time or another sIn. Not like we did before salvation, for in Christ we sin a lot less! Thank you Lord for 1John 1:9. Some of us even take a walk for one day,one week, one year--? The Father is calling tenderly,gingerly come home. The end is in sight

E.Lesser: Matthew 22, Luke 14:16-24 is about non-believers being invited to come to the supper prepared for whosoever is on the list. Most are too busy to be bothered they are on Broadway Matthew7:13. If you're not on the guest list "Revelations20.15".
Have you been invited? John6:44,ready 1John 1:9,Matthew3:11.
You will know !! 2nd Corinthians5:17. What a day that will be!
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To become the Lord's disciple, you must be ready to back the things of this world and face the cross alone.

After my initial salvation 21 years ago according to the Word of God Acts 2:38 to bear His cross is to endure to the end. Matthew 10:22 To endure is to live in the Spirit by actively displaying the fruit of the Spirit Matthew 7:20 Galatians 5:22-23 God bless you all.

The cross that Jesus bore was doing the will of the Father. He said "Not my will , but thy will be done". He did what God commanded of Him to do. He was willing to do what His Father commanded. My cross is to do whatever my Father commands me from His word.

Mathew 10;37 If you love your father or mother more than me, you are not worthy of me. If you love son or daughter more than me, you are not worthy of me. Meaning if you let anything take your mind off of God, you are not worthy of him. If you follow after the ways of the world, you have chosen the world. you cannot serve two masters. if something is a distraction from him, he will remove it.

I do not believe Jesus said Luke 14: 16 it is a error of some kind . Church teaches it means something else ,which is brain washing. If Jesus did not mean what he said then why say it ? The verse got mixed up through thousands of translations and hinders of years. We are not a wittness to anything in the bible.

In response to Motdaugrnds's statement perhaps I was being esoteric when I said one must hate the hate. It's not easily understood. God does not want hate in the world and God does not want one to love evil. Evil is hate. One must hate evil to love what is good. There must be division at some point recognizing what is wrong for the good of mankind and what is not. God is love but at some point he will send Jesus to kill those that do not love but instead they hate others for personal gain and control. Armageddon is the result of God hating the hate. The kind of thoughts we have and the kind of attitudes we hold reflect our spiritual being. God will renew and restore love for all eliminating hate from the world but until then we must hate, meaning strongly disapprove of because it is opposite of the divine direction Jesus has given us, the hatefulness of others and replace it with compassion in our hearts. Faith encourages one to understand that to hate hate which is to be in opposition to evil, is to love.

Sunday you can separate yourself from those who would influence you away from our Savior without hating them. You can, also, identify wrong "behaviors" in self and others without hating those behaviors. Seems to me that spending any time at all "hating" will not bring one closer to a character Jesus would approve of.

The meaning of this verse is that Jesus is the ultimate gift ever released by God and you have to hate any body mother, father,sister, brother, wife,children personal habits etc capable of making you to loose Jesus in your life. This is because any body that can make you to loose Jesus has lost Him already and is heading to hell. So instead of all of you heading to hell, it is better that you separate yourself after frantic effort to align them to Jesus fails.

Insight 777, You sound as though you have a good grip on the spiritual side of man however, I caution you about what you've said about "hating the hate". Please do not practice what you are saying you know is wrong.

I'm so blessed to read and learn,I have no comments about others, Jesus made it plain,Every time I study the word,I'm drawn closer to the savior ,Thank you for spiritual ears to hear,and walking close to thee.Thank you Jesus and forgive me if I have disobey your word,Our one purpose is to serve and worship you.