Quote Originally Posted by Breukelen advocaat

The words of Jesus, from Matthew:
10:34 Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.

Well if you look at the whole quote that was taken out of, the last sentence reads, "Those who find their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will find it"

I think that might be saying something about human nature. If you live life with only yourself in mind, that is bad and will lead to your destruction. If you live for the betterment of others, you can find happiness but people probably will take advantage of you and push you around. Im not a religious scholar or anything so I dont know if thats what it really means, but like hazetwostep said, I believe the bible is about living in peace and love and recognizing the interconnectedness of everything. I dare you to find quotes that condone violence in the new testament. There are basically none. It is all about peace and forgiveness.
40oz Reviewed by 40oz on . Agnostics for Jesus Although I don't know if the man called Jesus existed and doubt very much that he was the son of something called God I still think that they idea of this man is to me the best role model I can imagine. If everyone strived to emulate this loving and caring man we would have world peace. You may say I'm a dreamer but I'm not the only one:) Rating: 5