Parroting Atheists

It seems that some Christian conservatives aren't the only ones that think Jesus would have carried an AR-15. I guess atheists do as well.  You know that you are in trouble as a devout Christian when you are parroting atheist talking points.

As I have mentioned previously, the "but to bring a sword" has to be looked at in context. Here is the rest of the quote.

For I came to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; and a man's enemies will be the members of his household. He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; and he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who does not take his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me. He who has found his life will lose it, and he who has lost his life for My sake will find it.

So, the word "sword" is a metaphor for conflict between familial relations over the new word of Christ.

Here's another great explanation of the meaning and context of the verse.