We all want peace, or so we say, sing and pray. Jesus gives us peace with God. Romans 5:1 tells us we have it through our Lord Jesus Christ, indicating that all those and only those who have been born again by the Spirit of God through faith in Jesus Christ have this peace with God.
So what about the sword? Christ's clarification comes to those who by nature of their relation to Him would experience His peace while at the same time experiencing alienation and hostility from those who are still at war with God. Our peace is with God, not those who are actively hostile to Him. We are to love them, treat them with kindness, and even live peacefully among them, while praying for their salvation. Jesus Christ is their only hope for peace.
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