is it part of the christian doctorine to treat other people like crap?

Question

Luke
12:51 Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division: "Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division."
Jesus did not come to bring peace, but division.
Is Jesus peaceful?
12:52 For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.(12:52-53)
"The father shall be divided against the son."
Jesus prophesies that families will be divided because of him and his teachings. Sadly, this is one prophecy that has been fulfilled.
12:53 The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.

10:21 And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death.

NAZI - Hitler wanted a master race and wanted to create a German empire that would rule Europe. The master race was made of blond, blue-eyed, Germans and all other were considered inferior including ones with disabilities, other ethnic backgrounds, and the Jews.
God - God had a chosen people that founded the nation of Israel. He sent down His Son that started the conversion of the gentiles (non-Jews). God welcomes all peoples into His Kingdom no matter what race, culture, background, disability, or anything else that sets peoples apart.

"No hate = no passion.

And perhaps that's the problem, as unintentional as it was in the article. Call it my intuition. When I hear that a certain demographic doesn't hate, I am reminded of a bad zombie movie. Something inhuman. The Jews didn't hate(or respond) quickly enough, nor did the nations that they found themselves in. Look what it got them. Hatred can save you. Hatred is the nerve ending that causes you to react to a stimulus."

Wyatt Junker,

"My advice - dont do yoga.

Hindus hook stupid Americans with yoga exercises which leads to meditation which then leads to transendental meditation which may allow you to contact this "being of light" which ultimately leads to him convincing you that he is Jesus and you swearing your allegiance to him."

I'm the coolest,

Answer 1

Seems to be

Answer 2

Jesus Christ is just prophesizing about what you can see is happening now. The world is divided. Those who believe in Jesus Christ are united and there is a permanent struggle between them and those who are against Jesus Christ or the existence of God.
He's not saying that this is what He wants, but He's telling us what is going to happen. It's just a warning, it's like saying "be prepared, because this will happen". In the same way, for example, He warned His people about how they would be persecuted because of Him (and the Christian church has been persecuted, even until now).
That's actually what He's talking about in Matthew 10:21. There will be such persecution because of being Christians that it's even going to take place inside families, and brothers will discriminate or harass brothers for being Christians. It happened like that with the early church, and it was almost literal. Now you see it more in terms of discrimination, bullying, harassment, etc.
Can you see what I'm talking about? An example: how do people treat christian girls that want to remain a virgin until marriage? They make fun of them, bully them, call them names, non-christians won't just leave them alone. That is the new way of persecution. And Jesus was just prophesizing it.
But still, Jesus is the Prince of Peace, so yeah, He is peaceful, but that peace will come at the end, when He reigns again in earth as in heaven. In the meantime, we still have to deal with those who are intolerant towards Christians.
I hope it's now clear to you. You can always lookup these verses and add "sermon" at the end to find explanations about them, cause they can be very confusing and seem contradictory.

Answer 3

When Jesus said "I did not come to bring peace, but a sword," the thought behind His words was this: "Don't believe that my doctrine will be established peacefully. It will bring many bloody battles and my name with be used as an excuse for them. Humanity won't have understood me and won't want to understand. Brothers and sisters, separated by their different convicitons, will draw swords against each other, and dissension will rule in the families divided by different faiths. Yet, just as you set fire to a field in order to destroy the weeds, I've come to bring fire to the earth in order to purify it of its errors and prejudices. And I'm impatient for this fire to spread; for in that way the purification will be that much quicker."

"From this conflict, you should know, truth will rise triumphant. War will be followed by peace, hatred by universal brotherhood, the darkness of fanaticism by the light of a reasoned faith. When the field is prepared I will send you a Comforter, the Spirit of truth, and it will set aright all your views about life. In other words, the more discerning among you will analyze the meaning of my words and finally understand them. And when they do, they will put and end to the destruction which has so divided God's children. Finally, tired of the endless confrontations and the devastation they leave in their hearts of families, human beings will realize where their true interests lie, both in this world and the next. They will find out where the friends and the enemies of their peace really are. Then they'll gather under one banner, that of Love, and the true meaning of all things will be reestablished on earth in accordance with the principle I've defended."

Answer 4

Christ is the truth and the truth causes this division. As proof, you can read the part where Christ (or the truth) separates the wheat from the chaff with a winnowing fan which is like a rake/separater for wheat. Just think of the winnowing fan symbol instead of the sword coming out of the mouth symbol. Oh, and learn metaphor and symbolism.

http://www.mechanicsburgnewchurch.org

Answer 5

Rev 20:11 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
Rev 20:12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
Rev 20:13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
Rev 20:14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
Rev 20:15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

Answer 6

You lack understanding as to what this is saying.

There will be unbelievers. Members of families will even be at odds about belief in Christ. Christ has also told us anyone who values a son, daughter, parent or spouse more than Him, is not worthy of Him.

When everyone accepts truth there is harmony. You must read the Bible, or Books and chapters, in their entirety and not take specific texts and verses out of context.

Answer 7

Sure... also from Luke, where Jesus says...

19:26 For I say unto you, That unto every one which hath shall be given; and from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away from him.

19:27 But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.

19:28 And when he had thus spoken, he went before, ascending up to Jerusalem.

Many tens of thousands of witches, heretics and apostates were tortured and killed under the authority of those words.

Answer 8

We are not to give offence to anyone; neither to the Jew, nor to the Gentile, nor to the church of God (1 Cor.10:32 below).

These three encompass all of humanity.


1 Cor.10:32Give NONE offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God.



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Answer 9

HE is warning us that division will occur. HE did not create the division, however, non-believing hearts did cause the division.

Answer 10

if you read a little bit more of that part of the bible it says that they will be divided b/c of their faith for jesus. may i recommend that you have your facts straight before trying to make a statement?

Answer 11

"" like crap?""

Only poopey people!


Ask enough STUPID questions, Give Christians enough static and they have to get FRUSTRATED.

Isn't that the reason 75% or so of the people are on this A&Q?