The strong wording in this passage is striking--does God really expect us to hate our own family? It's a rhetorical device used to emphasize the all-consuming passion with which we are to commit to God--set against God's love for us, any other emotion, no matter how positive, pales in comparison.
http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke.14.26&version=NIV
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