“I did not come to bring peace, but a sword [division]. 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.

"Talk of sin makes people uncomfortable. Some liberal churches have catered to this by de-emphasizing sin or morals, preaching only love and acceptance. However, this does undermine the whole ...

I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. 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— a man’s enemies ...

A Reflection for Monday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time “Do not think that I have come to bring peace upon the earth. I have come to bring not peace but the sword.” (Mt 10:34) ...

He bluntly said (Matthew 10:34), “Do not think that I have come to bring peace on earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.” He knew his Gospel would cause division.

Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe 2 Samuel 5:1-3 Psalms 122:1-2, 3-4, 4-5 Colossians 1:12-20 Luke 23:35-43 Full text of the readings ...

It is true that Jesus does speak of peace in the gospels before the resurrection: ... I have not come to bring peace but a sword” (Matthew 10:34, with a similar saying in Luke 12:51).

“When Jesus says, ‘I come not to bring peace, but a sword’ (Matt. 10:34), I understand that to mean, Don’t seek a sentimental peace, but one with sharp edges… Maybe peace is more like ...

Jesus fulfilled the deeper purpose of the Law—to restore the broken and to bring people back to community with God and each other. 4. Jesus and Mercy: A Different Interpretation of Punishment ...

Jesus did not die to appease an angry God Terrance Klein March 06, 2024 Detail from “Christ on the Cross” by Eugène de la Croix, 1853, National Gallery London, used with permission.