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House Divided?
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Posted by: eagle4him
The following two scriptures seem to negate each other. Any insight?
Mark 3:25
"If a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand."
Luke 12:52
"for from now on five members in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three."
Posted by: 7times
When we sin we deserve judjment and this separates us from God. Even in our own home. God will show mercy because of a covenant he made with David before David ever sin with Bathsheba,this covenant was made with him.Read in Samuel chapter 7,and four chapters later David adultery affair with Bathsheba is uncover by the prophet Nathan,God brought out into the light and David repented.
This child David conceive in his adultery affair die but the second child born out of David repentce this child, God show mercy and God remembered his covenant.Solomon the wisest man who ever lived born out of God mercy.
From this line of David We have the promise of the sure mercies of David.
Jesus was born out of this promise.
This covenant we have is in Acts 13,32-34
And we declare to you glad tidings that promise which was made to the fathers.God has fulfilled this for us, their children in that he has raised up Jesus.As it is also written in the second Psalm; You are my son,Today I have becotten You.And that he raised him from the dead,no more to return to corruption he has spoken thus; 'I will give you the sure mercies of David."
God talk to Isaiah about this sure mercies of David.
chapter 55 verse 3
He said,Incline your ear,and come unto me,hear and your soul shall live and I will make a everlasting cvenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.
If were to show mercy and forgive and covenant with God he will take care of us.Our house will be one.
We can decree our house shall be save and we will serve the Lord in one accord.
Who would you rather meet, when you leave this earth.
The Lord of Lords,The prince of King of Kings.
Or would you want to meet him as your judge.
Walk in forgiveness.
In this covenant binding by his word
This is so powerful I try to read it every day.
When I pray I know,I know,I know he is God of his word and he will not break his covenant.This is why.
Read in Jeremiah
33;20-22
Thus saith the Lord; If ye can break my covenant of the day, and my covenant of the night, and that their should not be day and night in their season;
21 Then may also my covenant be broken with David my servant, that he should not have a son to reign upon his throne;(Jesus)and with the Levites the priests, my ministers.
be bless
7times
Posted by: Christian Commando
eagle4Him-
Realize, Jesus is speaking of how sly satan is in the Mark reference, where he will not work against those who already adopt his ways, to have them fight against each other.
But, in the Luke reference, Jesus is depicting how, family members will bcome divided, when some will choose to follow Him, while others will not. This is the division He speaks of, how family members will become divided.
The second one does not relate to two of satan's followers fighting against each other, but those who choose to follow opposite Leaders, Christ or satan, who will be divided.
This is why Christ, just before that Luke reference declares, He did not come to bring peace to the earth, but rather division. Remember, God and Christ both declare God's Children, Christ's sheep, may still be in this world, they are no longer of it. Thats where the division comes in, a bold and strong stand for God and Christ, against the evil of satan.
I pray this helps!!
God Bless!!