tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341362285683384346.post4056669969693388011..comments2010-04-15T08:31:36.644-07:00Comments on Mission Discourse NT 18: Verse 34 - JosephTommy Givenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621488938111966064noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341362285683384346.post-9910332758306500402010-03-18T06:22:43.595-07:002010-03-18T06:22:43.595-07:00J,
How do you think the context of Matthew, or eve...J,<br />How do you think the context of Matthew, or even just of ch. 10, constrains readings of v. 34? Mt. 10 and the rest of the Gospel are full of calls for peace.<br /><br />On this passage, I think that Chrysostom added that if we Christians become like wolves, Christ is no longer with us. I bring that up b/c he read the sword of this passage not to be directed at only the bad guys but at all of us who have been confronted by Christ. Incidentally, this reading does not focus on the sword as the persecution Christian disciples are to endure.Tommy Givenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09621488938111966064noreply@blogger.com