He said, "No, I come to bring a sword. Because for my sake, father will be against son, son against mother, mother against...
2007-12-16 15:31:24 · 12 answers · asked by Gypsy Priest 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Then again, Yes.
He came to offer us peace with God.
2007-12-16 15:32:35 · update #1
As the context shows, the "sword" here is the new and different understanding of life that can divide families, breaking apart the natural bonds of kinship.
In other contexts, the sword is literal. In Luke 22:
He said to them, "But now if you have a purse, take it, and also a bag; and if you don't have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one. It is written: 'And he was numbered with the transgressors'; and I tell you that this must be fulfilled in me. Yes, what is written about me is reaching its fulfillment."
The disciples said, "See, Lord, here are two swords."
"That is enough," he replied.
Taking up the cross of Christianity has often meant estrangement from family and danger from the world. However, it is the only way for reconciliation and perfect peace with God.
Cheers,
Bruce
2007-12-17 01:07:49 · answer #1 · answered by Bruce 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There at the instant are not any money owed of Jesus ever donning around a sword, a minimum of no Hollywood variations that i've got ever considered, so of course this verse potential something else. The sword refers back to the sword of actuality. this is a sword to those no longer yet humble adequate to obtain his words of understanding. Many Christians locate peace in Jesus with the aid of fact the Christian coaching teaches them to have faith and positioned a recognition to God - something Jesus the guy on no account taught. all of us is able to experiencing peace interior. in actuality maximum Christians journey this peace by a sort of meditation, yet their conditioning interprets it as being the presence of Jesus or something. The prepare of accepting Jesus is the prepare of giving up your very own selfish will. you will word this could be an identical prepare as used via meditators or followers of multiple different religions, yet without the meaningless naming. Jesus did no longer come, he purely replaced into, as you have come and are. He taught his realizations of God to those that would desire to pay attention. What befell after he died has no longer something to do together with his coaching on an identical time as he replaced into coaching.
2016-11-03 13:01:52 · answer #2 · answered by pipe 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you fight with sword you die by sword? Is this what you are talking about? Jesus came for his father to share love. once you drink this water you will never be thirsty again. Ir ion sharpens irion, Amen
2007-12-17 12:33:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the sword will divide the very soul of a man, sounds like war to me. a war to dived love and hate, truth and lie etc.
2007-12-16 18:16:33 · answer #4 · answered by hmm 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At least Jesus didn't form a religion that was based on the sword from day one. Mohammed and his followers slaughtered millions and had the basis for their religion steeped in the blood of those refusing to join their new faith.
2007-12-16 15:36:51 · answer #5 · answered by Ultra N 1 · 3⤊ 2⤋
The Angels proclaimed when he was born that there was Peace on earth.Jesus is peace he gives us peace in all kinds of tribulation.
2007-12-16 15:42:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
you need to read the explanition to this verse...when Jesus said this verese he said it to the Jewish who believes in him that their relationship with their family is going to tear apart, for example lets say you are a muslim and you start to belive in Jesus so your family are going to get mad and they will be against you..they will hate you and fight you (that is exactly what jesus meant when he said that verse but he was saying it to the jewish who belived in Jesus) because jewish people who believedin Jesus at that time they were punished and their family were against them........you got it? next time read the explaintion of the BIBLE
2007-12-16 15:47:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
John 10:10
The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
2007-12-16 16:23:53 · answer #8 · answered by mmmmmmm 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope he came to bring salvation. anti Christ comes with a message of peace.
2007-12-16 15:35:32 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
In the end, there will be peace. But for now, there will be war.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ongoing_conflicts
2007-12-16 15:35:21 · answer #10 · answered by Skunk 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋