And a person's enemies will be those of his own household. The direct quotation of Micah 7:6: the enemy within the house. The family that should be the source of support becomes the source of opposition when the family is divided along lines of loyalty to Jesus. John 7:5 records that Jesus' own brothers did not believe in him — the pattern appears even in the immediate family of Jesus himself. The enemies within the household are not to be met with violence but endured with the faith that the Father's care provides.

COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS

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