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- The idea of Jesus coming to earth for the purpose of bringing a lasting peace is contrary to His words. Although one of the designations of Jesus is the "Prince of Peace," His first coming was not for the purpose of bringing peace on earth. He made this clear. I did not come to bring peace but a sword.
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Jun 29, 2023 · Jesus came to bring peace on earth. First and foremost, He came to make peace between God and rebellious, sinful human beings. While we were God’s enemies, “we were reconciled to God by the death of His Son” (Romans 5:10).
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May 9, 2024 · Jesus’ teachings often perplexed His listeners, and that hasn’t changed today. The modern Bible reader gets stumped by some puzzling and seemingly offensive statements, such as Matthew 10:34, “Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.” Jesus came not to bring peace but a sword?
May 9, 2024 · In Matthew 10:34–36, Jesus said He had come at this time not to bring peace to the earth, but a sword, a weapon which divides and severs. As a result of His visit to the earth, some children would be set against parents and a man’s enemies might be those within his own household.
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This at first is a rather enigmatic statement for the one who is described as the Prince of Peace, and who said, “blessed are peacemakers” (Mt 5:9). It is not that Jesus’s ultimate goal is not to bring peace on the earth at the very end of the current age, but that peace will only be achieved by a short-term tribulation and conflict between good an...
#1 “Do not suppose…” It is never necessary to suppose with Christ. The revealed Word of God in Scripture tells us everything we need to know for how to live. There may be some careful interpreting and application from Christ’s contemporary context to ours, but God has generously revealed enough about Christ to keep us exploring well into our eterna...
NIV “Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.” NLT “Don’t imagine that I came to bring peace to the earth! I came not to bring peace, but a sword.” ESV “Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.” KJV “Think not that I am com...
The idea of Jesus coming to earth for the purpose of bringing a lasting peace is contrary to His words. Although one of the designations of Jesus is the "Prince of Peace," His first coming was not for the purpose of bringing peace on earth.
Jesus did come to bring peace on earth, but equating that with world peace or a lack of interpersonal conflict is not completely correct. The primary peace that Jesus came to bring is peace between mankind and God.
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May 19, 2022 · Contrary to popular belief, Jesus didn’t arrive one silent, holy night with a stockpile of God’s peace to scatter across the earth as a gesture of goodwill toward all mankind. Instead, Jesus came to BE our peace on earth (Ephesians 2:14, Isaiah 9:6).
