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"Think not that I am come to send peace on earth I came not to send peace, but a sword. For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law... " Historically, more people have been killed in the name of religion than in any other cause. The peace that religion teaches serves to hide violence. This is the substance for weak and sick minds. Rest peacefully on this if you must.

We should be concerned to strictly follow the words of out lord Jesus with care !

We should be concerned to strictly follow the words of our lord Jesus with care !

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what way are we to understand these strong words of Jesus

Am actually seeking to relate the lost sheep of the house of Israel to todays context I want to believe that the lost sheep of the house of Israel refers to backsliding Christians or Christians by religion Christians that is not developing faith by the word Thanks

Amen Nora be faithful to Jesus He is coming back

Pat My understanding is that Jesus must be rejected by the house of Israel before the gospel could be preached to the Samaritans and Gentiles

re 5 I wonder why the Samaritans and Gentiles are discriminated against

All scripture are inspiration of the Holy Ghost.
We should obey the comandement of God to pray for the sick .

It could also mean that the enemy could be within the temple of God the body.Rom7:16-17

The word of God in Matthew 10:28 is awesome.Now I
understand the devil has no power to send people to hell.The Lord has the ultimate power over our lives.I am so happy!Praise the Lord!!

It breaks my heart to admit this is true,sometimes your family can become your worst enemy,for example my get jelous when God blesses me so do all sort of things to hurt me and they try by all means to destroy me,

Dear Paul, Verses 34&35 do not mean it literally. It means that even in a family, Not all family members will believe in Jesus. A brother could believe wholly in Jesus, but his sister does not believe. They will have different ideas.

Only God has the power of permanent and eternal destruction. Humans or devils can only kill tempoarily because of the two ressurrections. Do not fear them because the frist death is tempoary but fear God because tbe second death is eternal. Do not fear them because they cannot destroy the self; but fear God because he can destroy spirit, soul; and body eternally.

I believe I understand it better now, when I stumble on verses that I have a hard time with, is it alright if I contact you again?
Thank you kindly
Veronica

What a stupid statement Nora. Islam did not even exist like 400 years after the death of Christ.

I really love this book Mathew, its really inspiring. Amen,,,,

I realy love mathew chapter... n mathew chpter alots of incrght 2 m n blzz me .. thank you mathew

Verse 51 reminds me of Christ's instructions in Matthew 10:12-15:
12 And when ye come into an house, salute it.

13 And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.

14 And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.

15 Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.

How do we receive the word of God? Do we select what we want to hear or receive it with gladness?

I in love with Matthew because he tell the whole issue of life, how to leave on earth thank God

Many people vehemently oppose the Gospel. There are many times when someone becomes a Christian their friends and sometimes even family will mock them. In muslim countries, people have even turned over their own family members who are then imprisoned for becoming a Christian.

Matthew 10 verse 34 and 35 can someone help to explain these to me

It is rather sad that one's own family members would be their enemies, but I understand this to be true. Even more, I think it is important that all understand that the "household" does not solely mean those that live under the same roof (whether immediate or extended family members)but also those that are closest to you.

David,
I believe it was to simply clarify which James he was talking about. After all, there were two other James among the twelve apostles, James the Son of Zebedee and James the son of Alphaeus. See Matthew 10:2-4. Perhaps Paul could have called him James the son of Joseph, but when he mentioned him as James the Lord’s brother, there was no mistaking which James he was referring to.

As evident from his last word,"it is finished",his purpose was indeed.We either let our saviour to die or tortured him to death.This is how He bring sword to earth or in other words this is how we let the sword to came in.
Above all,He is the light;emblem of peace & love.At the same time one has to have the faith, which ask for the courage.The act He was seeking when He was being crucified.

I love Matthew it's my favorite chapter do you love Matthew

WOW!!

If Eternally is appreciated as the timeless Always, then indeed you are eternally free to lose in self seeking or be embraced in truly unified Will. As ye sow ye ARE reaping. As ye forgive-release ye ARE forgiven-released.

God Speaks through Jesus as 'ME' as the 'I Am'. for Jesus sought NOT his OWN life but is FOUND in the Life of the Father, One. This demonstration is the Good News. Go ye and do likewise is Jesus' Call to Joy - and NOT to sacrifice of anything but self-illusion.

The tenant farmers parable represents the mind that thinks IT is given free will to usurp their Master's Estate, that IT should determine all things according to ITS survival in ITS terms - and denied or killed the Messengers of the Master.
This 'consciousness' is but a mind in hiding from its Self that knows not what it does - and it is this that we are called to forgive ourselves for. Them who trespass against us reflects our own hidden self-rejections. But if we delight in their exclusion, we 'sin' by maintaining our own wilfully disguised suffering as proof of 'evil' by which God's Love is denied and our 'tiny' will persists in presenting a self existence that may appeal to love and mimic the forms of love - yet have no love to share.
Unless a living love heals our heart, we see all things through a glass darkly... including Scripture. There is no fear in living love. All interpretations of a fearful nature are fearful propaganda to persist as a power of fearful control in a fearful world as a fearful self!
Jesus came not to usurp love's sharing, but to illuminate its true power in all.

This is our Jesus showing to us the power He has over sickness,demons,leprosy, the dead and everything on this earth and at His name everything bow and confess that He is Lord over everything.May His name be praised. Amen.