No True Scotsman

[jesus_wept]

Matthew 10:34-37. Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. And a man's foes shall be they of his own household. He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

To be fair to the Christians, this probably wasn't intended to be taken as a call to arms or to insinuate aggression. In actuality, the writer is probably consoling Christians whose beliefs were causing them to be ostracized from their families, society, sometimes even facing physical persecution from the Jewish leaders. The writer is basically saying, "Yes, Jesus said this would happen."

I think the point to note is that, had a Christian said these things today they would disown him and say something like "a true Christian wouldn't say this because Christianity is all about love. God is love, and Jesus told us to love everyone and came to spread peace on earth. True Christians dont hate, tell each other to buy weapons, blah, blah, blah..."

Thus, when it comes to finding a true Christian, even Jesus doesn't make the grade.