Matthew 10:34
Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword.
This is a direct statement that cuts to the real matter. It is not something many people expect Jesus to say. However, like His other teachings, Jesus speaks on the things that are helpful but not necessarily popular. The sword may be used to indicate a stern separation between His standard and those opposing to Him. There is a standard, moral or right and wrong according to God. One example of this is to abandon our sinful and lustful living, and instead sacrifice those desires. Whether it is unpopular by world standards or not, the Way of Yshua is the only right way and it involves deliberate action to follow it.
Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword.
This is a direct statement that cuts to the real matter. It is not something many people expect Jesus to say. However, like His other teachings, Jesus speaks on the things that are helpful but not necessarily popular. The sword may be used to indicate a stern separation between His standard and those opposing to Him. There is a standard, moral or right and wrong according to God. One example of this is to abandon our sinful and lustful living, and instead sacrifice those desires. Whether it is unpopular by world standards or not, the Way of Yshua is the only right way and it involves deliberate action to follow it.
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