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grow in the faith and love God, and others are

going the other way. That's where the hostility

comes. It doesn’t come from the true believer.

It comes from those who don't want the truth,

don't want to walk in the truth, those who are

ashamed of Jesus Christ. That’s where the

problem is. I've seen this with relatives. I've

got some good relatives, but I've also got some

relatives who hate God and dislike me because

I love God.

Now, notice as we come back to Matthew

chapter 10. Jesus says in verse 35, “For I am

come to set a man at variance…” The word

"variance" means division; it means contention

or discord. Jesus said, “For I am come to set a

man at variance against his father, and the

daughter against her mother, and the daughter

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