Matthew 10:35 For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother… I. THAT UNION OF FAMILIES IN RELIGION IS DESIRABLE. Because all its members have the same interests at stake; they are all under substantially the same obligations; it promotes the happiness of a family, gives consolation in times of affliction, promotes the eternal welfare of all. II. THAT RELIGION DOES, IN FACT, MAKE A SEPARATION IN FAMILIES, It divides families at the Communion table; in respect of their prospects of future glory, and at the judgment-bar with unerring accuracy. Lessons: Pray more for impenitent children, &c.; contemplate the possibility of a family being united in heaven. (Dr. A. Barites.)Those who are most near, are most easily divided. (Bengel.) Parallel Verses KJV: For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. |
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