| I came to divide. | | | | shall thrust him through(Kill) when he prophesieth. |
| There are more religions in the world today than | | | | This is not a contradiction of Matthew 10:35, but a |
| ever. Many have sprung up in the last 35 years and a | | | | revelation on the state of mans' changing attitude |
| new one has just came upon the scene. Many of | | | | toward his relationships within his own family. |
| these religions are calling for a joint unity between all | | | | Governmental regulations have almost destroyed the |
| religions that will lead us all into one big happy family | | | | family unit by their interferences with the parental |
| with world peace assured. The biggest thing that | | | | rights under God to correct their children and raise |
| divides the world today is religion. | | | | them up as called for by God. |
| For those that call for unity of religions, Please | | | | Do you think that this can't come about? Well think |
| answer this one question, Which religions are willing to | | | | again, todays' society has gone the way of family |
| adapt all religions as being true? | | | | murders, children killing parents and parents killing |
| There are none, even between the peoples of many | | | | entire households, and remember the Civil War? But |
| religions, there are variances between themselves. | | | | what we are speaking of is religious differences that |
| Let's take Islam for example. These people fight | | | | will cause this same type of behavior, it is inevitable. |
| among themselves, having the same religion. They | | | | Everyone is preoccupied with the past and trying to |
| are known to kill others of the Same Religion for little | | | | make sense of what happened but very few are |
| or no cause. Islam, Hindi and other religions around | | | | considering the future. |
| the world accept Jesus as being a Man of God and a | | | | We must consider that tomorrow never comes, the |
| Prophet, but as Jesus told the Pharisees, | | | | future of mans' soul is today. Sometimes our own |
| "You do not accept a prophet of God in His own | | | | love, for our family and even our children, put us at |
| country and have killed the others that God has sent | | | | odds with the Creator. Many times we will think of |
| unto you." If Jesus was a prophet of God, why didn't | | | | our family, wife, husband, daughter and son, before |
| all these other religions listen to His message? | | | | we even think about considering God. Jesus knew |
| Jesus said, "I come not to send peace on the earth | | | | that this would take place even more in the times of |
| but a sword. I came to divide." The word that we | | | | the end. I have seen this myself in my life and in the |
| preach also continues to divide, putting families and | | | | lives of others. |
| friends at odds with each other. Matthew 10:34, | | | | Jesus told us in Matthew 10:37-39; |
| Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I | | | | "He that loveth father or mother more than me is |
| came not to send peace, but a sword. | | | | not worthy of me: (This is not physical love, for God |
| (Mic-7:6) Christ being the prince of Peace was not | | | | and Jesus are Spirit, but this is a spiritual love and |
| going to do the Dividing but His message would set in | | | | arrangement of our spiritual priorities.) and he that |
| motion the things covered by prophecy. His message | | | | loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy |
| caused wide hatred of Him and does us also. We are | | | | of me.(His demands for total regard and love is all |
| the most hated Religion by all peoples and even by | | | | inclusive.) And he that taketh not his cross (The |
| some of our own. | | | | word,"Cross" is speaking of responsibility and labors |
| The message of the Bible separates family's, friends, | | | | due to God.), and followeth after me (To follow |
| countries and nations. Jesus said that there would be | | | | Jesus is to follow His example of obedience to God |
| lords many and Christ many, but go not unto them, | | | | and His will. Even prior to His Death, the thoughts of |
| for they are false. We either believe Jesus is Lord or | | | | Jesus, were on only fulfilling the will of His Father.), is |
| we don't. Its that simple. Why are we so hated? | | | | not worthy of me. |
| The message that we preach is controversial in all | | | | He that findeth his life shall lose it ( Refusing to follow |
| aspects. We balance Preaching Love and Preaching | | | | after Jesus, and taking the easy way thru this life |
| Fear. Jude 1:22-23; And of some have compassion, | | | | may give you, Joy, Love, Pleasure and fulfillment in |
| making a difference: (These are the tender | | | | the flesh but in the end you will lose your everlasting |
| hearted.)And others save with fear (These are the | | | | soul.): and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find |
| Hard Hearted.), pulling them out of the fire; hating | | | | it." (Obedience unto death.) The last division I want |
| even the garment spotted by the flesh. | | | | to mention is within the Christian Community itself. |
| The message that Jesus left to us, rejects all other | | | | There are many different Churches that dislike and |
| religions for there are none that can save the Soul of | | | | even hate other Christian Churches because they |
| man except one. His message doesn't give any | | | | worship God in different ways and with different |
| leeway for any occasion to sin nor to join forces | | | | Names over the Door. Baptist, (Which do not accept |
| with the darkness of unbelief. | | | | the gifts of the Spirit for todays Church.)1St. Baptist, |
| There is one central theam that all religions have, | | | | 2ND Baptist, Independent Baptist, Southern Baptist, |
| except for Christianity, Refusal to Declare Jesus as, | | | | Northern Baptist, Apostolic (Which does not accept a |
| Lord, Christ and Son of God. All religions believe in a | | | | Trinity, Father, Son, Holy Ghost.) Pentecost(Which |
| god, weather it be one or multiple. | | | | does accept the gifts of the Spirit for todays |
| They all believe in a here after and a punishment. | | | | Church.) , Nazarene, Catholic (Believes that common |
| They all believe that their religion is better than the | | | | man does not have the intelligence to read and |
| rest but they all lack substance, they all lack insight | | | | interpret the Bible for themselves.), New Life Baptist, |
| and they all lack Spirit. God can not denigh His Son | | | | Church of God, ect, ect, ect. Each of these Churches |
| nor can He denigh Himself. Those that say, we will be | | | | must look at each other as fellow brothers in Christ, |
| reincarnated. If you can't get it right in this life how | | | | follow His Doctrine, as lined out in the Book of Acts, |
| can you expect to get it right in the next? | | | | and accept each other as fellow workers in the |
| There are three major religions in the world and all | | | | search for lost souls. |
| three say they worship the True God, "Jehovah". | | | | What causes this division? Doctrine. Mans doctrine |
| Worshiping God, "Jehovah", brings about a | | | | started to get a foot hold in the Church many years |
| responsibility to man to believe in Gods Word, letter | | | | ago, starting with the separation of the Catholic |
| by letter, word by word and passage by passage. | | | | Church (Which sought to control the minds of its |
| Only 1 religion actually does. | | | | followers, not allowing them to read the Bible for |
| Mat 10:35 For I am come to set a man at variance (a | | | | themselves.) and the Protestant Movement,(Which |
| conflict.) against his father, and the daughter against | | | | believed that the Gospel of Jesus should, be open to |
| her mother, and the daughter in law against her | | | | all men, to be able to read and interpret within |
| mother in law. The conflict spoken of here is not one | | | | themselves.) |
| of family ties or love but of religious differences, in | | | | If you would take the time and look at most Church |
| other words, we hate what our children do but we | | | | Doctrines, you would see that it doesn't line up with |
| still love the children. | | | | the word of God and many are contrary to it. An |
| Mat 10:36 And a man's foes (Enemies) shall be they | | | | evangelist, that is preaching the Gospel, should be |
| of his own household. The Bible states very clearly | | | | able to go into any Christian Church and Preach |
| that in the end of days that even the family will be | | | | Salvation, no matter what name is on the door. Just |
| at odds with each other and the children will have the | | | | because a man of God is not affiliated with any |
| parents put to death and the parents will also put | | | | specific Church that He enters, does mean that He is |
| their children to death. | | | | a wolf at the door. Its time the Church woke up. |
| Here are two verses that prove this; Matthew 10:21 | | | | The End is near. |
| And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, | | | | 1 Co. 14:26; How is it then, brethren? when ye come |
| and the father the child: and the children shall rise up | | | | together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a |
| against their parents, and cause them to be put to | | | | doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an |
| death. Zec 13:3 And it shall come to pass, that when | | | | interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying. |
| any shall yet prophesy, then his father and his | | | | We must either join hands and quit this division and |
| mother that begat him shall say unto him, Thou shalt | | | | bickering or we will have a hard time walking |
| not live; for thou speakest lies in the name of the | | | | together. We must all walk together, hand in hand, or |
| LORD: and his father and his mother that begat him | | | | we might miss Heaven altogether. |