Not Peace?
34 “Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. 35 For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. 36 And a person’s enemies will be those of his own household. 37 Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. 38 And whoever does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. 39 Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.
Matthew 10:34–39
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Not Peace?
The Gospel is jarring. It is a speed bump and a stumbling block to the Greek. It is foolishness to the Jew. The flesh just doesn't like it. For those of us that are being saved, it is the power of God! The Church is always preserved by the pure teaching of the Word and the Sacraments administered according to Christ's command. There is no compromise. There is no backing down or acquiescing. The Gospel cuts us out of our earthly passions and desires and firmly sets us in the hand of the living God. That might set us at odds with our earthly relationships. The Lord will preserve you through them. The Lord offers to you his mercy and love to sustain you and keep you. The One that promises to never leave you or forsake you, makes you to be part of the Church. You are a member of Jesus Christ by his own love shed for you on the cross.
Matthew 10:34–39
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Not Peace?
The Gospel is jarring. It is a speed bump and a stumbling block to the Greek. It is foolishness to the Jew. The flesh just doesn't like it. For those of us that are being saved, it is the power of God! The Church is always preserved by the pure teaching of the Word and the Sacraments administered according to Christ's command. There is no compromise. There is no backing down or acquiescing. The Gospel cuts us out of our earthly passions and desires and firmly sets us in the hand of the living God. That might set us at odds with our earthly relationships. The Lord will preserve you through them. The Lord offers to you his mercy and love to sustain you and keep you. The One that promises to never leave you or forsake you, makes you to be part of the Church. You are a member of Jesus Christ by his own love shed for you on the cross.
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