In Matthew 12:25, Jesus tells us that, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.”

This is both a fact and a stern warning; that is, a fact of spiritual reality, and a stark warning of the terrible consequences of violation and transgression. If we think about the law of reaping and sowing, as in Galatians 6:7: “whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap,” we understand the cause and effect of conflict and destruction.

We live in a time of deepening conflict, a time of political polarization, which, we are warned, very clearly, is sowing the seeds of ruin and destruction. Look at our national politics; it’s a

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