34"Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. 35 For I have come to turn
" 'a man against his father,
a daughter against her mother,
a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law -
36a man's enemies will be the members of his own household.'[e]
37"Anyone who loves his father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me;
2007-10-07 22:19:32 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Philip Badowski breaks chainsaw while cutting up the bodies of his Christian Missionary Parents
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. Dec 11, 2004 — A college student who admitted he fatally shot his parents in their bedroom and broke a chain saw cutting up their bodies told investigators: "GOD told me to."
He said the killings were "spur of the moment" after his parents scolded him when they returned from a weeklong missionary trip to Haiti.
http://www.bluelineradio.com/godsaid.html
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2007-10-07 22:22:33 · answer #1 · answered by wwhy 3 · 1⤊ 4⤋
The "Message" paraphrase seems to have a good take on this one.
“Don’t think I’ve come to make life cozy. I’ve come to cut—make a sharp knife-cut between son and father, daughter and mother, bride and mother-in-law—cut through these cozy domestic arrangements and free you for God. Well-meaning family members can be your worst enemies. If you prefer father or mother over me, you don’t deserve me. If you prefer son or daughter over me, you don’t deserve me."
1. Jesus' ministry was not about making people "just get along" but led to sharp disagreements, even within families.
2. Each individual stands alone in their relationship with Jesus. Ones relationship (or lack of relationship) does not affect another.
3. No other relationship can be more important to the believer than their relationship with Jesus. He must be first.
2007-10-08 10:33:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus was not referring to a literal sword, but a division. Say the daughter came to know and accept Christ but the mother didn't. That would disrupt the peace of the household... the mother perhaps taking violent action against the daughter.
2007-10-08 05:43:37 · answer #3 · answered by Q&A Queen 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Jesus came to gather a people to Himself. He teaches elsewhere that the world hates Christians because it hates Him. Christians are being made into the Bride of Christ. Those not becoming part of that new creation tend to resent a person's claims that God has done a special work in their life. That inherent animosity between the believer and the nonbeliever does not know biological boundaries. If a believer is in a family of nonbelievers, there will be hostility. It cannot be avoided, even as between the closest human relationships. Jesus is here telling His disciples to expect it, and that when it happens, to continue faithful to Him. Of course, human bonds are so close that such a teaching would be impossible to fulfill, apart form the miracle of the new birth. But as the miracle is true, so today many in such hostile circumstances have in fact chosen the love of Jesus over the love of their biological families, and they have chosen wisely.
2007-10-08 05:48:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The first thing to deal with is the word "sword," and its meaning. It indicates that following Jesus in his original Jewish society may not bring peace to a family, but may in fact "split" it up, the precise function of a metaphorical sword.
Take a look at the link below for a full breakdown of that passage.
2007-10-08 05:35:21 · answer #5 · answered by Bangbangbangbang 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Don't look at the literal try and understand the metaphor. Jesus is the greatest man that walked on this earth. Most of the others are pure waste of space.
2007-10-08 05:56:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What Jesus taught would not be accepted by eveyone.
Sometimes, in the same family, a mother may become a believer ....but not the father.
The father would become irritated with his wife due to her religious beliefs. There would be arguments.
The mother would be obliged to decide who she is going to put first in her life .....Jesus or husband.
2007-10-08 05:44:50 · answer #7 · answered by Uncle Thesis 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
its about putting Christ before anyone,and also he is referring to the end of days when he returns. he was prewarning. basically saying when he returns do not excpect him to come as the loving caring Jesus. there has been enough time to accept him and when he comes back he will be bringing the wrath of God with him. it is also related to demonstrating to the non-believers what life on this planet would truely be like if there was no God.
2007-10-08 05:50:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
34- Jesus came to seperate the ''wheat'' from the ''tare,'' to seperate the believers from those who profess Him with their mouths, but do not have Him in their hearts.
35, 36- the ''wheat'' and ''tare'' generally don't get along too awfully well. there's a proverb that says something about brothers being born for strife...
37- we must give our lives over to Jesus, since He gave His life for us.
2007-10-08 05:27:24 · answer #9 · answered by That Guy Drew 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
These are good verses and really shows the impossibility of follow the Jesus-discipleship. Does Jesus sound friendly? No, he sounds more like a psychopat with meglomania!
2007-10-08 05:25:04 · answer #10 · answered by neshama 5 · 1⤊ 4⤋