Page 11 - Enemies Within Our Household

going to give you a few verses right now, and

tonight we'll be talking about peace. But is this

a contradiction? Since Jesus did bring peace to

the hearts and lives of those who will accept

Him, how do we reconcile the peace verses

with the sword verses?

Enemies Within

Now, everything must be understood within

its context, and our first point is the context of

“Enemies Within.” In verse 34 we find that

Jesus did not come to bring peace but He came

to bring a sword, but we find in Isaiah 9, verses

6 and 7, that Jesus is called the Prince of Peace.

We find in Zechariah 9:10 a reference to His

first coming where it says He shall speak peace.

We also know that in Luke chapter 2, verse 14,

at His birth, the angels announced to the

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