Our paragraph topic is: (We must give up all for Christ) Part 1.
And now we talk about the philosophy of battle, the philosophy of war. Christ speaks to his disciples about the whys and wherefores of this battle. He tells his disciples, "Do not think that I have come to send peace upon the earth." Peace will not be sent forth. Peace will not be called. Peace will wait in the background after the battle is completed. Christ makes his principle statement of the why of his coming to earth. He has come to do battle. He has come to bring war. He has come to bring turmoil upon the earth and its people. For the evil one has taken over the earth and the people of God have fallen by the wayside and forgotten their creator. Christ has come to re-establish the kingdom of heaven. He has come to take back the lost sheep of the house of Israel. He has come to do battle.
Christ tells his disciples this because he wants them to know that they are in a time of upheaval and turmoil. The earth will no longer be the same. Satan will be outcast from the earth and the sacrifice will be made. And to the victor goes the spoils. The disciples are the warriors. They are the leaders of the new alliance with Christ. They will conquer all the earth with their mighty words and deeds. One can look back into history and wonder about this mighty cause. Twelve men did the impossible. Twelve men brought about the end of the reign of Satan on the earth and spread the gospel of Christ throughout the entire world and Christ led the way. He came to conquer. He came to separate. He came to divide believers from unbelievers, sinners from the sanctified and justified, the protected from the unprotected, the faithful from the unfaithful, the light from the darkness, and the good from the evil. Just twelve men began this movement some two thousand years ago and Christ was their leader. It could not have happened without the hand of God. And it did.
Christ said to his disciples, "I have come to bring a sword, not peace." He brought weapons of war. He brought battle plans. He brought strategies from the Father. And he did not bring peace. The sword will cut. The sword will slash. The sword will stab and it will kill. For many are the ones who have lived by the power of evil. Now, the sword will slash evil. It will cut evil from the flesh of the people. It will split into, the good, from the evil and provide a means of protection for those unprotected. The sword will cut to the quick the evil that is in men, separating the just from the unjust. Christ brought the sword of God to do battle with the evil and to reclaim the lost that had been taken by the evil one.
The sword will cut you. The sword will cleans you. The sword will divide you. The sword will heal you. Prepare to do battle for the Lord of Host has declared that peace is not here. He has brought the sword. He has brought weapons of war. He comes to conquer. Christ brought the sword to earth. Will you be cut? Will you be slashed by the sword? Will you be stabbed by the blade of the sword? War is at hand and the sword will conquer the defenses of the evil one. Christ has brought swords for everyone to do battle. He has brought the word. The word is the sword. The word is the blade of truth. It will cut. It will slash. It will stab. Will you become a warrior for Christ and take up the sword for battle? Will you become a player for evil living in the world of lust and passion? The battle is coming. It will come to you soon. Do not be caught off guard and become a casualty of the sword. Be prepared. Join the ranks of the solders of Christ and fight the battle of the Lord. Uncle Sam calls you to do battle with the enemy of the US. Christ calls you to do battle with the enemy of the kingdom. Which battle will you join?
And now we talk about the philosophy of battle, the philosophy of war. Christ speaks to his disciples about the whys and wherefores of this battle. He tells his disciples, "Do not think that I have come to send peace upon the earth." Peace will not be sent forth. Peace will not be called. Peace will wait in the background after the battle is completed. Christ makes his principle statement of the why of his coming to earth. He has come to do battle. He has come to bring war. He has come to bring turmoil upon the earth and its people. For the evil one has taken over the earth and the people of God have fallen by the wayside and forgotten their creator. Christ has come to re-establish the kingdom of heaven. He has come to take back the lost sheep of the house of Israel. He has come to do battle.
Christ tells his disciples this because he wants them to know that they are in a time of upheaval and turmoil. The earth will no longer be the same. Satan will be outcast from the earth and the sacrifice will be made. And to the victor goes the spoils. The disciples are the warriors. They are the leaders of the new alliance with Christ. They will conquer all the earth with their mighty words and deeds. One can look back into history and wonder about this mighty cause. Twelve men did the impossible. Twelve men brought about the end of the reign of Satan on the earth and spread the gospel of Christ throughout the entire world and Christ led the way. He came to conquer. He came to separate. He came to divide believers from unbelievers, sinners from the sanctified and justified, the protected from the unprotected, the faithful from the unfaithful, the light from the darkness, and the good from the evil. Just twelve men began this movement some two thousand years ago and Christ was their leader. It could not have happened without the hand of God. And it did.
Christ said to his disciples, "I have come to bring a sword, not peace." He brought weapons of war. He brought battle plans. He brought strategies from the Father. And he did not bring peace. The sword will cut. The sword will slash. The sword will stab and it will kill. For many are the ones who have lived by the power of evil. Now, the sword will slash evil. It will cut evil from the flesh of the people. It will split into, the good, from the evil and provide a means of protection for those unprotected. The sword will cut to the quick the evil that is in men, separating the just from the unjust. Christ brought the sword of God to do battle with the evil and to reclaim the lost that had been taken by the evil one.
The sword will cut you. The sword will cleans you. The sword will divide you. The sword will heal you. Prepare to do battle for the Lord of Host has declared that peace is not here. He has brought the sword. He has brought weapons of war. He comes to conquer. Christ brought the sword to earth. Will you be cut? Will you be slashed by the sword? Will you be stabbed by the blade of the sword? War is at hand and the sword will conquer the defenses of the evil one. Christ has brought swords for everyone to do battle. He has brought the word. The word is the sword. The word is the blade of truth. It will cut. It will slash. It will stab. Will you become a warrior for Christ and take up the sword for battle? Will you become a player for evil living in the world of lust and passion? The battle is coming. It will come to you soon. Do not be caught off guard and become a casualty of the sword. Be prepared. Join the ranks of the solders of Christ and fight the battle of the Lord. Uncle Sam calls you to do battle with the enemy of the US. Christ calls you to do battle with the enemy of the kingdom. Which battle will you join?
