09-19-2014, 10:44 AM
Quote:In Matthew 10:34, Jesus said: "Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword." What is Jesus saying? Is he advocating violence? How do we reconcile Matthew 10:34 with the following texts?
Luke 2:14 NKJV ? Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill toward men!
John 14:27 NKJV ? Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
John 16:33 These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.?
Is Jesus contradicting himself? It certainly looks like it with just a casual reading of these texts.
It seems ironic but even though I'm a non christian I can't see any contradiction.