He said these divisive words to the multitudes. If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own Father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters and yes even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. It is useless either for the soil or for the manure pile, it is thrown out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear. The only way into the new age is through discipleship.
Discipleship transforms the mind.
Discipleship allows the Spirit to birth us. That means they had an experience with Christ. As a matter of fact, that was the door that should lead to discipleship. Now I am going to say something that will label me as a heretic. You cannot be a member of the church that is now in existence and a member of the kingdom of God.