Division Rather Than Peace

"Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth?  I tell you, Nay: but rather division."  Luke 12:51.  Jesus Christ came to start a revolution.  Inner peace comes from knowing Jesus, but we come to possess it by division.  The truth that Jesus taught would divide people one against another.  That division sometimes would be found in families.  Loved ones would have differing opinions about Jesus.  One individual would accept the message which Jesus taught, and another would reject the same message.  One would follow Jesus, and another would refuse to follow Him.  Some would believe Him to be the Son of God.  Others would think that He was a blasphemer.  Jesus brought division.  Some would remain in the bondage of sin, while others would seek freedom from sin.  One would be willing to give up everything to be a disciple, while others would be unwilling to give anything.  Some would have the desire for the spiritual, while others would love only the earthly.  One would hope for heaven, while another would settle for the here and now.  Jesus brought division rather than peace.