WebsterMark wrote on 10/08/18 at 09:06:54:"I've not come to united, but to divide. I've come to turn a father against his daughter, a mother against her son."
that's what you got??? one passage.... I gave you several sprinkled throughout Christ's life and his teachings, showing a real and potent message about the very nature of Christ and how he wants Christians to behave..... but sure, you got one passage, taken out of context.....
look into what that means, IN CONTEXT, here I'll help you out:
first, more context:
34 “Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. 35 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—
36 a man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.’
37 “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. 38 Whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me. 39 Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it. – Jesus (Matthew 10:34-38)
"I believe in this passage Jesus is pointing to a reality that many of us are becoming familiar with: his teachings aren’t exactly popular. Following his teachings? Doing the things that Jesus did? Loving the way Jesus loved? Well, at a minimum that’s going to invite conflict into your closest relationships.
The message of Jesus is summarized by “love God and love others”. While that sounds simple, it’s actually controversial. Loving people will always be controversial.
And that means, should you accept this mission to love the world, it will screw up your relationships. In fact, Jesus claims it will put tension on the relationships most close to you. Your parents, in-laws, children… loving God and loving others can potentially put you at odds with anyone who isn’t ready to love quite as radically as you are."
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/formerlyfundie/what-jesus-meant-when-he-said-i-d...but if you want to twist that to mean that Jesus wants a culture war....
I'll pray that you learn love, real love.