Peace, A Sword, And Our Seminary

(The text of the address given at the convocation of the Protestant Reformed Seminary, September 4, 1974) There are some statements in Scripture which capture in just a few words the entire truth. Jesus' word recorded in Matthew 10:34 is one of these statements: "Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword." The Savior states His purpose in coming with these words. We ought to understand that this is not the only such statement from the Lord. He tells...