Jesus teaches that following him is costly - a higher priority than family.
Matthew 8:21-22 21 Another of his disciples said to him, "Lord, first let me go and bury my father." 22 But Jesus said to him, "Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead."
Do we ignore Jesus' teaching that even closest family ties must not be set above following Jesus and the proclamation of the kingdom?
Note: Reminded of when the Israelites in Numbers 14:3 ("Our wives and our little ones will become booty; would it not be better for us to go back to Egypt?") are told to go in and inhabit the promised land. They used their families as an excuse not to follow God instead of having faith that God would take care of them. So God sent them into the desert for 40 years to reconsider.
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