I feel, there are various occasions where Jesus uses figurative approach to illustrate the inner meanings. The sword meant by Jesus is misunderstood by his disciples; that is why Jesus drops the subject immediately, when the disciples bring two swords physically. When the disciples say ‘we have two swords with us’ . The sword meant by Jesus is the same sword Jesus mentions in Mathew 10:35, He says “ Do not Imagine that I came to bring peace to earth No, rather a sword.” This Sword is nothing but the Word of God. The Sword which will divide the men into righteous and unrighteous. This is what he symbolically told them to carry with the. The word is so powerful like a double edged sword. It pierce your soul at any time and can kill the sinful characterThursday, September 15, 2011
The Sword
I feel, there are various occasions where Jesus uses figurative approach to illustrate the inner meanings. The sword meant by Jesus is misunderstood by his disciples; that is why Jesus drops the subject immediately, when the disciples bring two swords physically. When the disciples say ‘we have two swords with us’ . The sword meant by Jesus is the same sword Jesus mentions in Mathew 10:35, He says “ Do not Imagine that I came to bring peace to earth No, rather a sword.” This Sword is nothing but the Word of God. The Sword which will divide the men into righteous and unrighteous. This is what he symbolically told them to carry with the. The word is so powerful like a double edged sword. It pierce your soul at any time and can kill the sinful character
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sword = S+Word Sacred word of GOD
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I was confused by that for a long time, this has clarified my thoughts ......grt blog
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