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From what I’m seeing Jesus is explaining to them that in order to be his disciples they must hate those of their own household. I believe what is in focus here is a succession from Judaism. I’ll need to study a little further, but it seems to me that this word hate Is maybe not defining like...

I’ll look and see if I can find anything about hatred being part of the fruit of the spirit.

Maybe one of the key words here is to abide? Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him. — 1 John 3:15

And he will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering cast over all people, and the vail that is spread over all nations. — Isaiah 25:7 Baptism is merely a metaphor. Even to this day, when reading Moses the veil remains. When it is removed, then things are seen clearly.

it’s the covering.

Correct, They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work? Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat. Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you...

In John 6 Jesus tells them that the bread Moses gave them didn’t come from God. What was it Moses gave them, a stone, serpent ?

Then Jesus was carried away into the wilderness where he was tempted of Satan. I remember a time when I read this, and in my mind I could see this creature/literal devil tempting Jesus in the twilight of a vast creepy wilderness. Now I understand that it was an allegorical reference to his...

Scripture clearly teaches that if individuals do not bare the fruit of the Spirit that they are not of God

Here’s one more the lamb of God is a reference to a man.

Don’t forget Moses, and the whole Egyptian thing.

Absolutely revealed in scripture. The veil had to be torn to show the way.

The water is a reference to the veil.

What do you expect. The carnal mind minds the things of the flesh, and is enmity against God.

She doesn’t understand that the very thing she desires is what I am trying to lead her towards.

Paul is simply stating the same that Jesus did. You must be born from above. I’m not certain where you get the idea of Judaism?

Why do you believe Jesus gives this illustration after having said that saying? Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them. But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of...

Jesus was trying to give wisdom to carnal minds. He knew that the carnal mind is enmity against God.

Have a look at what Paul has to say about who his mother is. But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all. — Galatians 4:26 He also states this. For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. — Galatians 3:26