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read a quote here from another minister. He

wrote this a number of years ago, but I want

you to think about this: "The Gospel divides

sheep from goats. It divides the wheat and the

tares.” Now, I want you to listen to this. I could

just read this quote and we could fold up and

go home. This is from the Barnes Commentary

on the Bible. I knew what I believed about the

passage, but as I studied this, I just thought

maybe I need a little help here. I want you to

listen to this and understand very clearly that

Christ is the object of this hostility, but He is

not the reason for it; He does not produce it

Himself. Now, listen. I'm quoting from Barnes:

“Think not that I am come… This is taken from

Micah 7:6. Christ did not here mean to say that

the object of His coming was to produce discord

and contention, for He was the Prince of Peace"

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