09/30/2025
Matthew 12:25-28 But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you. And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand: And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand? And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? therefore they shall be your judges. Or else how can one enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house.
When Jesus talked about unity he was talking about Christians. They are to be united in him. He wasn’t talking about Christian’s uniting with and accepting the world. In fact he taught the opposite. Christians are to be a peculiar people and keep themselves from evil. He came to separate the wheat from the tarred and the sheep from the goats.
Matthew 25:32 And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:
