Covenant Reformed News – September 2014 • Volume XV, Issue 5
This article from Covenant Reformed News examines what it means to 'hate your own life' for Christ's sake (Luke 14:26) through biblical examples of believers who prioritized their faith over worldly concerns and social acceptance. The author challenges readers to consider the cost of genuine Christian discipleship in daily life, education, work, and family, particularly in an increasingly hostile cultural context, and encourages perseverance in faith even unto potential suffering.
Hating Your Own Life (2) Let me give you three biblical examples of men who hated their own lives (Luke 14:26). First, there is Zacchaeus (Luke 19:1-10). He gave half his goods to the poor and promised restitution to anyone whom he had defrauded as a tax collector, even saying, “I restore him fourfold” (8). Zacchaeus is a fine example of one who hated his own life with regard to his money, for, as Christ taught, “Ye cannot serve God and mammon” (Matt. 6:24). Second, consider the man blind...