Matthew Chapter 10 Discussion Page 12

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.

I think Matt:10-39 means what it says,you have two choices you can hold onto your carnal self centered Adam nature and perish with the world or you can submit yourself to the Holy Ghost and allow him to break your stubborn self will that the Lord can use you, and you will live. the problem today is most christians today have been taught that they need not suffer Jesus did it for them on the cross.

In Matthew 10;1 the Bible clearly states that God has already given us the power to heal the sick but when most of us pray we ask God to do what he said should be done by us.God is not going to heal any people now because He has already done it 2000 yrs ago

Oh I forgot to tell JOE V. about confession in verse 32 of Matthew 10. Perhaps this scripture will help ( I Timothy 2:5) also read ( Hebrews 4:12-16) ( I John 1:9). As for as verse 32 is concern I think here He's talking about our personal witness as a follower of Jesus Christ; we should be bold in our witness, and never ashamed of our true confession as a born again believer in our Lord Jesus Christ Amen? hope this helps. Love You with the Love of Christ!

The other day, my wife and her brother were discussing confession. I am a catholic and I was taught that confession was good so our sins can be forgiven. The debate went back and forth as she needs to go to church so she can go to confession. The debate started to turn into an argument and they tried to bring me in as to who is right or wrong. I am far from being a scholar in theology so I just stated that I don't know the answer. I did a little research to find Matthew 10:32. As I read this paragraph, I realized that confess is to give public acknowledgment of your faith and not specifically to confessing your sins. I tactfully want to tell my brother-in-law that my wife can confess her sins to Jesus in a private manner, is this sufficient to forgive your sins ? Among family, she tell them she love Jesus and God, is this sufficient to meet the confession requirement ?

This will let you know that the only fear that is healthy is to fear God respect other things but truly fear God alone not the devil who is in Gods hands you will be wise to know that God is the only true power and he is good thank Lord Jesus he is

Treat properly those who are working for the Lord for the the Lord will indeed bless you. V.40.

Well, it’s certainly true in my case; absolutely! And for either side of the coin: for believers, or non-believers alike Christian or non-Christian.

The sword Jesus is talking about is Islam, that will come on us all even in Jeremiah the sword that’s to come on all nations and evil, we all will be divided because of our family or so on converting to Islam or Muslims converting to Christianity. I and my Muslim husband are divided because of the sword Islam, so there will be no peace ever until the lord returns. Whatsoever no peace; Muslims are taking our families to Islam, while Muslims are coming to Christ. We are divided as we are in the last days, now all things are bad. We have all been turned from each other over wickedness, but thanks Jesus, as I myself was converting to Islam, but he called me out by dreams. Thank you Jesus for not giving me to their hands. Now the sword will be here growing up and up while Christianity will vanish. That’s why Jesus sheep or a little flock, a man’s own household will become his own enemies which Jesus said, and yes true, me and my kids are followers of Christ but my husband Muslim; so we are divided. Just like Muslims convert to Christ are divided with their families. All in Jesus’ name for his name, but those who will hang until the end the same shall be saved amen. God bless.

I think it seems to have some conflicting statements but however we know that the bible never contradicts itself, it’s just our level of understanding. Also I see Matthew 10 telling us what to expect from family members and those close to us when we accept God's way. Surely we know that as soon as we start our Christian journey, Satan will use anyone to come against us. This is the conclusion of the matter. ''THERE'S A WAR GOING ON'' between GOOD and the devil.

Yeah, that is son good.

A wonderful reminder of how God loves us. And how we should care for the least of us.

@Karen,
The answer to verse 35 is found in verse 36 when a person comes to know and receive Jesus as their personal savior and comes to the understanding of the absolute truth in God’s holy word, you will begin to experience (sad to say) the variances of faith within your own family and friends if they have not come to the same understanding of truth as you have. Look up the word variance!

Matthew 10:35, I am come to set a man at variance against his father. This was not the Savior's object, but the effect. The conversion of individual members of the family would cause variance. In nearly all quarrels, except those about religion, the members of the same family stand together, but in religious feuds the family circle is often broken and its parts arrayed against each other.

I need a deeper understand of what Jesus meant in Matthew 10:35.

Dear Jeff, you have to keep the context of what Jesus is saying in verse 34, and He is warning the disciples of the cost of discipleship. Peace will not come to Earth as we share the gospel, instead a sword of division. In some families, when you accept Jesus Christ as your Savior, you will be excommunicated because of your faith. Therefore, Jesus told us that we are as sheep, in the midst of wolves, and we are to be wise as serpents, as well as harmless as doves. Jesus will give us the wisdom of what to say to those who will not accept our faith in Him, and just continue to carry your cross, daily, while denying yourself, and follow Jesus. May the Lord bless you richly my brother.

I believe in the Lord Jesus Christ.
I have told him so.
There are many mysteries in the Gospel.
Many of them are for the future,some are for now.
What I do not understand is from
Matthew 10 verse 34.
Jesus could have called 10,000 angels to save him, however he died for you and me.
Why I ask, did he say that he did not come to send peace on earth but a sword?

Just a Question.
I mean no harm or confusion.

Dear Matthew, All you have to do is place your faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, and you shall receive the Holy Spirit who will baptize you into the body of Christ. The one sin that will send you to hell is unbelief. So don't think that you are not worthy because of the sins you have committed.
We all like sheep have gone astray, and each according to our own way.
Yet the Lord has laid of Jesus the iniquity of us all. I pray you will go to a Church that preaches the blood atonement, and be baptized. Do not be ashamed of your faith, and Jesus will present you before the Father as well as the Angels in heaven. Study the gospel of John, and this will help you to grow in the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. Remember Jesus has placed us as sheep in the midst of wolves. So be wise as a serpent, and harmless as a dove.

Dear Matthew, who is confused. Do not distress! Obviously, you are called to the Lord, and it is NOT your responsibility to understand everything at this point. All you need to realize, is that none of us, from Mother Theresa to the littelest person on earth, is in ourselves worthy of God's love. Don't worry that you right now can't remember things you may have done in your life, that you may want to surrender to Jesus. Just remember this: IT IS BECAUSE WE HAVE SINNED THAT JESUS HAD TO COME TO EARTH. TO DIE FOR OUR SINS, AND THEREBY OPEN THE GATE TO GOD AND HIS KINGDOM, FOR GOD CANNOT TOLERATE SINS.
So be encouraged dear Matthew, in all your humanity you are "worthy" to surrender to Jesus and come into His Love and Peace. It is for you and me and everyone else He was sacrificed. Just say, in your own words, that you want to surrender to Him, and open up to Him. The Holy Spirit WILL help you to "remember" things that you shall tell Jesus about. All in His time! It will come. The most important now is that you just say yes, please accept me, and He will, for he longs for our longing hearts. Matthew 10 is only difficult and confusing to you now, because you may not know Jesus, but don't worry! You will grow in belief, like a child grows and learns little by little, and The Holy Spirit will reveal things to you, so that you understand them. The word of God (Bible) is living, and therefore speaks in different ways to people, depending on many things. Our brains can't interpret them completely. Jesus spoke to His diciples in Matthew 10, men who had already followed Him around, and seen His might and power. You will to! Lastly: Get in contact with someone who has been a Christian for a long time, he/she must help you to start your wonderful and exciting journey with Jesus Christ. Just enter a church and speak to the priest or, anywhere you can find believers. I bid you welcome to Gods congregation, as far as I can see, you are already a part of it! God bless you, and make you feel His incredible peace and love, and freedom!!

I want to believe but all this seems confusing. I know I make mistakes but I want to know if I am to be worthy of His love. What if I can't remember every bad thing I've ever done. I've never been to Church. Where do I start???

I practice keepping GOD in the forfront of my thoughts and decisions always. It don't mean that i do not make mistakes, just fewer of them. You can say that i practice walking in a prayerful mind, therefore my thoughts and my decisions if i am not putting myself first comes out right, and best for my situation. It's not easy, but practice makes perfect in the LORD.

Thank you Judy Hoover for your support. In my next comment you will see that now I really need it. GOD BLESS YOU because you think about what other people have to say.

Bane I believe the feeling you felt was from thr Holy Spirit. It gave you revelation of the meaning of verse 10:39. That's a wonderful & inspiring feeling when the spirit reveals to you. What the word of God wants you to do. Seek & ye shall find, knock & it shall be opened unto you. Continue to seek, I pray more will do so as well.

The verse 10:39 was in one moment of my life the most important preaching. It totally dispel my doubts. I had an experience that every man who converts has. It is some kind of fear from unknown and turbulences of my soul that I thought nobody knows except me. But I was wrong. When I was reading this I had a feeling that Jesus is present saying: "Who takes care of his soul he will lose it, and who lose it for my sake he will find it." In that moment I felt like some kind of winner.Is it that the blessing from God or presence of the Holy Spirit. Who knows.
If anyone had a similar experience please give a comment.
P.S. I come from Serbia. Our Bible is the translation from a lutheran version. I say this because in verse Mt 10:39 instead of "life" appears word "soul".

Thank you Father God for allowing me to confess The name of Jesus before man. Give God the glory forever.

Again, great guidance by Jesus. He truly was about his fathers work. Also blessing the deciples to perform all the miracles that he did. And about the houses and accepting of the deciples as they went along continuing the work.