A man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.’
Christ sends you as sheep into wolves' jaws, so you must learn to combine the serpent's cunning with the dove's innocence. He forewarned the disciples of sufferings to come, not to shake their faith, but to steel it; when troubles arrive as He predicted, they will confirm rather than destroy what you believe.
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Commenting on Matthew 10:16-42
Christ is infinitely above all creatures and must be loved above the nearest relations; to prefer father or mother to Him, to obey their instructions over His commands, to deny Him to please them, marks a man unworthy of Him and unfit for His church or kingdom.
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The Samaritans, though descended from pagan colonists, had adopted Jewish religion with admixtures of their own, placing them between Jews and Gentiles. When the Spirit was poured out at Pentecost, the apostles' prohibition was lifted: they were to witness first in Jerusalem and Judea, then in Samaria, then to the uttermost earth.
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Commenting on Matthew 10:5-42