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find that the sword in the Bible is an instrument

of war and violence — is it not? — and it speaks

of conflict; it speaks of hostility, opposition,

hatred and contention. So, again, as I said a

moment ago, the word “sword” in Matthew 10

is used symbolically of spiritual warfare. The

world thought things were just fine until Jesus

showed up. Jesus tells us in the upper room in

John 13 through 17 that man pretty much

thought he was okay until Jesus came, and

then the problems began. You know why?

Because Jesus exposed the sin nature and

showed how man could be saved. That's where

the problem starts. One person gets saved in a

home, and the family might have been doing

fine before then, but then the hostility and

conflict starts.

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