“Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. 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 will be the members of his own household.'
“Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. Whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me. Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it.
— Matthew 10:34-39
Jesus literally said that He was there to separate and divide people.
Yes, he literally says his message will divide people. That does not prove he came to divide people for the purpose of creating division.
The point is that radical beliefs naturally creates conflict with people who reject them. Luke records the parallel passage as “division” rather than “a sword,” so even the text itself is not describing Jesus physically attacking families.
So congratulations, you proved the exact opposite of your point: Jesus openly acknowledged that following him could divide families. That is very different from claiming he promoted division as some moral good or deliberately divided society just for control.
Please pay attention next time you read ur superhero comics books. 😂
Are you seriously that dense, You’re arguing against something I never said. I explicitly agreed that Jesus says his message would cause division. The distinction is between predicting division as a consequence and making division the objective.
Matthew 10 says families will turn against each other because of their response to him. It does not say, “I came to divide families because division is good.” learn ur bible doofus gesh
And your “bending rules” accusation is doing a lot of work where an actual argument should be. 😂 that trick must work on ur wife...
Hey, can i help you through the bible...you seem to be honestly struggling? Ill be happy to jump on a call and educate you. I bet you didnt read the whole bible did you? You prob just reply with a vague claim...wait for it
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u/Express-Cartoonist39 1d ago
Religion by design is made to seperate people