Uh, so you can sell your cloak and buy Christ’s word? No, I don’t think that’s what he’s talking about. I think he’s saying SI DISEDERAT PACEM PREPARASCAT BELLUM.
If you desire peace, prepare for war?
Go look up how 99.9% of bible scholars interpret the parable. I'm not going to argue it with you. Jesus rejected the existing political state of affairs and taught a form of radical nonviolence. Central to Christ's teaching, is His biblical mandate to "turn the other cheek" when encountering violence (Matthew 5:38-48). The way to victorious living is to refrain from the game of sociopolitical control. Jesus exposed the futility of the violence engrafted in the present world system by resisting its inclinations even to the point of death.
Therefore, Christians are to refuse the world's violent methods and follow their Savior to the cross (Matthew 26:47-52). When Jesus told the disciples to buy a sword (Luke 22:36), He was only speaking figuratively. The cross is Christ sword, it represents the Word in total.
So if you like, sell your cloak and by a cross. Either preach it or be nailed to it.
It does not however, mean buy a sword and kill someone.
What represents Christs word?
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Buy one of those.
Geez, why is it so hard for people to figure this parable out these days?
Christs sword, the symbol of his church is the CROSS! It represents the WORD (gospel) of christ!
Why would christ suddenly say, go buy a sword, when the entire parable is talking about spreading the gospel?