Jesus came to earth to deliver man from the power of the devil, hriech, and death and to zmieriť človeka späť s Bohom a restore the position of fallen man. By faith in Jesus Christ and through regeneration man would no longer belong to the generation of fallen man; starý muž, but to the generation of the new man; sons God. But the salvation of fallen man and the transfer from the kingdom of the darkness to the Kingdom of God had consequences for the life of the new man on earth. Because Jesus came not to send peace on earth, but Jesus came to send a sword. What did Jesus mean by not sending peace but sending a sword on earth?
Jesus brought division
Nemyslite si, že som prišiel poslať pokoj na zem: Prišiel som neposlať mier, ale meč. Lebo som prišiel postaviť človeka proti jeho otcovi, a dcéra proti svojej matke, a nevesta proti svojej svokre. A nepriateľmi človeka budú jeho domáci (Mat 10:32-36, Lu 12:51)
Ježiš povedal, that He didn’t come to bring peace on earth, ako svet definuje mier, ale priniesť meč.
Jesus came to set a man at variance against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law and someone’s enemies would be those of his own household.
Ježiš myslel, that His coming and His redemption through regeneration and His life in the new creation, would cause division between the starý muž (spadneš) a nový muž.
Prostredníctvom regenerácie, the new man would no longer belong to the world, but to the Kingdom of God. Preto, the salvation of man would cause a separation between those, ktorí patria svetu; kráľovstvo temnoty (synovia diabla) a tí, ktorí patria do Božieho kráľovstva (synovia Boží).
The result of regeneration
Svet ťa nemôže nenávidieť; ale mňa to nenávidí, pretože o tom svedčím, že jeho skutky sú zlé (Jn 7:7)
When the disciples of Jesus were not born again and were still the old creation, ktorí patrili k generácii padlého človeka, Ježiš povedal, that the world could not hate them, because they still belonged to the world. But when they would be born again and the Holy Spirit would dwell in them and Jesus Christ would be in them, that would all change.
His life and His righteousness in the new creation would cause agitation, hnev, nenávidieť, odpor, a prenasledovanie.
Starý telesný muž, who has the nature of the devil and the spirit of the antichrist wouldn’t stand the new man, who has the nature of God and the Spirit of Christ.
Since the Holy Spirit, Who lives in the new man, would reprove those, ktorí patria svetu, hriechu, spravodlivosť, a úsudok (Jn 16:8)
Jesus was hated by the world, because He testified that her works were evil. Therefore the new creations would also be svetom nenávidený, because they would also testify that her works are evil (Jn 15:18-27; 16:1-12).
The regenerácia in Jesus Christ and living in Him would divide the soulish people, who are born of the seed of Adam and the spiritual people, ktorí sa narodili zo semena Božieho (Ježiš).
The Word is powerful and shaper than any two-edged Sword
Usilujme sa teda vojsť do toho odpočinku, aby niekto nepadol po tom istom príklade nevery. Lebo slovo Božie je rýchle, a mocný, a ostrejší ako ktorýkoľvek dvojsečný meč, prenikavý až po oddelenie duše a ducha, a kĺbov a drene, a rozlišuje myšlienky a zámery srdca. Neexistuje ani tvor, ktorý by sa v jeho dohľade prejavil: Ale všetky veci sú nahé a otvorené oči, s ktorými musíme robiť (Heb 4:11-13)
Meč, that Jesus brought not only referred to the relationships between people on earth and the separation between the generation of the old man and the generation of the new man, but the sword also referred to the life of the new man.
Because the Word of God is quick and powerful and sharper than any two-edged sword and it pierces even to the dividing asunder of soul (starý muž) a duch (Nový muž) and of the joints and marrow and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
The Word deals with the old man
The Word is the truth of God and is holy and righteous. When you study the Word through the Holy Spirit and renew your mind, you will get to know the Božia vôľa. The truth of God shall expose the lies of the world and shall bring the works of darkness into the light.
The Word shall, okrem iného, confront you with the deeds of your flesh, and then it’s up to you, to obey the Word or not. When you obey the Word of God and do what He says, you shall mortify the deeds of your flesh and odložiť starca.
The Word not only deals with the old man, but the Word also reveals who you have become in Jesus Christ.
The Word builds the new man up in holiness
The Word feeds the spirit of the new creation with the truth of God. The Word shall reveal, kto si in Christ and what inheritance you have been given in Him. Without the Word you will never find out.
Only through obedience to the Word, which is sharper than any two-edged sword you shall kill the works of the flesh and shall do the works of the spirit.
By renewing your mind with the Word and by obeying the Word, the new man shall arise and shall walk in the light; the truth of God as the new creation; syn Boží. The new man shall be build up in holiness through the Word and shall do the will of God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit on earth.
Spočítajte si náklady
Preto, Ježiš povedal, that before you make a choice to follow Him you should počítať náklady. Because many people are not willing to lay down their old life and kill the works of the old carnal man through obedience to the Word (the Sword).
Many people are not able to run the race of faith and finish it. They want to be partakers of the race to receive the price, but they are not willing to pay the price. They assume that you won’t have to make any effort to be rewarded. Ale to nie je pravda.
Every professional athlete knows, what you have to give up to perform at top level and what it cost to win and be rewarded. If you didn’t have to give up anything and didn’t have to make any effort, then everyone would be a professional athlete. But only those, who are willing to pay the price and give up their own lives, their time and social lives and activities for a disciplined training schedule with the right nutrition and a full dedication, will be rewarded.
To isté platí pre Božích synov. If you wouldn’t have to make any effort, then Jesus wouldn’t have said that you should first počítať náklady before making the choice to follow Him
Jesus wouldn’t have said either: He that loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me: a kto miluje syna alebo dcéru viac ako mňa, nie je ma hoden. A kto neberie svoj kríž, and follows after Me, nie je Ma hoden. Kto nájde svoj život, stratí ho: and he that loses his life for My sake shall find it (Mat 10:37-39)
Ale toto sú Ježišove slová. And Jesus said many more things, which are nowadays twisted and preached in such a manner, that many believers think that you don’t have to do anything and don’t have to make any effort, that everything will be thrown in your lap and you can live like the world; as those who still belong to the generation of fallen man and keep doing those things that go against the will of God.
Ale keď sa rozhodneš nasledovať Ježiša, it means to give up yourself and odlož svoje telo. You may even lose friends and/or family members, because they are not able to bear the Truth of God.
Because the Truth of God; the Sword pierces even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit and brings division between soulish people and spiritual people on earth.
„Buď soľou zeme’
