The Hard Sayings of Jesus
The Hard Sayings of Jesus, Explained Honestly
Some of the words of Jesus stop us cold: hate your father and mother, let the dead bury their dead, if your eye offends you pluck it out. They are not softened here, and they are not left as clubs either. Each page below sets the saying in its context, faces honestly why it is hard, and shows what He actually means, so the difficulty becomes a door rather than a wall.
Hate Your Father and MotherLuke 14:26Eat My Flesh and Drink My BloodJohn 6:53Let the Dead Bury Their DeadLuke 9:60Sell All That You HaveLuke 18:22I Came Not to Send Peace, but a SwordMatthew 10:34If Your Eye Offends You, Pluck It OutMatthew 5:29The Unforgivable SinMark 3:29Why Callest Thou Me Good?Mark 10:18It Is Not Meet to Take the Children's BreadMatthew 15:26Take Up Your CrossMatthew 16:24Strait Is the Gate, and Few Find ItMatthew 7:14I Never Knew YouMatthew 7:23
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