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helenS · 36-40, F
"Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword."
Mathew, 10 34.
Mathew, 10 34.
Matthew 10:34–36 describes Jesus telling the disciples that He came not to bring peace to the world, but a sword. Jesus’ sword was never a literal one. In fact, when Peter took up a sword to defend Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus rebuked him and told him to put away his sword, "for all who draw the sword will die by the sword” (Matthew 26:52).
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I understand where you’re coming from, but the biblical Jesus is the real Jesus. He never changes. That’s why He’s dependable. He is not wishy-washy nor fickle. Neither does His love for us ever change.
There is such a thing as righteous anger and we have to look at the text for what it is saying to us. Jesus loved the people that came in the temple, regardless of who they were. But what he does not love, is sin, and some of the people in the temple that day, were using and abominating God’s Holy Temple. They were gambling in the House of God....using and disrespecting it. He had a right to get mad. He will not be mocked. That is where the sword comes in. Dividing evil from good.
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There is such a thing as righteous anger and we have to look at the text for what it is saying to us. Jesus loved the people that came in the temple, regardless of who they were. But what he does not love, is sin, and some of the people in the temple that day, were using and abominating God’s Holy Temple. They were gambling in the House of God....using and disrespecting it. He had a right to get mad. He will not be mocked. That is where the sword comes in. Dividing evil from good.
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helenS · 36-40, F
@LadyGrace Here's another example:
“I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel.” Matthew 15,24
"Therefore go and make disciples of all nations" Matthew 28,19
See what I mean? You can justify anything, using Jesus' words. And this is what has happened in the past. You are a wonderful person, and I like your posts, and I read them whenever I have the time. I like your Jesus. But he's not the only one. (In fact I believe the four Gospel are a battlefield of contradictory views on Jesus)
“I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel.” Matthew 15,24
"Therefore go and make disciples of all nations" Matthew 28,19
See what I mean? You can justify anything, using Jesus' words. And this is what has happened in the past. You are a wonderful person, and I like your posts, and I read them whenever I have the time. I like your Jesus. But he's not the only one. (In fact I believe the four Gospel are a battlefield of contradictory views on Jesus)
Honey, I appreciate that and especially your questions and concerns. I’m happy you mentioned this. However, I’m not justifying; I’m sharing what Jesus spoke in His Word. He doesn’t need me to defend Him, as His Words are Truth. He said so, and if we cannot believe all His Word, it only makes sense that we cannot trust any of it, then. That’s why God is no liar. There is no sin or imperfection in Him. His flawless Word speaks for Him, and of Him. We either believe it or not. God would never leave us instructions about life, full of errors. If He did, He’d be a liar, and He’s not. He is incapable of error or sin. That’s where faith and trust come in.
Why is God’s Word flawless and not contradictory? Because that’s the way it was written in the first place. God never entrusted his Holy Word with just anyone. He chose holy men of old and directed them what to write under the influence of the Holy Spirit. He would never have left that to chance. However, man in his flawed interpretation, came along and changed a few things, but not that drastically. Naturally, when you have Scripture handed down over so many generations, it is only reasonable that there are going to be a few mistakes, yet nothing has changed the true message in the most important message of all, which is how to have salvation and a way to heaven.
The reason God‘s Word would seem to be contradictory, is reasonable. When people read the Word of God, they need to understand the history of the age it speaks of, whom it was speaking to, and in view of the whole story, not just a few lines, or taking one line out of context and applying it to every situation. When we mix-and-match scripture, that causes it to seem contradictory. It all makes sense and is in perfect harmony, as only the Holy Spirit can do.
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Why is God’s Word flawless and not contradictory? Because that’s the way it was written in the first place. God never entrusted his Holy Word with just anyone. He chose holy men of old and directed them what to write under the influence of the Holy Spirit. He would never have left that to chance. However, man in his flawed interpretation, came along and changed a few things, but not that drastically. Naturally, when you have Scripture handed down over so many generations, it is only reasonable that there are going to be a few mistakes, yet nothing has changed the true message in the most important message of all, which is how to have salvation and a way to heaven.
The reason God‘s Word would seem to be contradictory, is reasonable. When people read the Word of God, they need to understand the history of the age it speaks of, whom it was speaking to, and in view of the whole story, not just a few lines, or taking one line out of context and applying it to every situation. When we mix-and-match scripture, that causes it to seem contradictory. It all makes sense and is in perfect harmony, as only the Holy Spirit can do.
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