"And there was much complaining among the people concerning Him [Jesus]. . . . So there was a division among the people because of Him."
Our Lord Jesus Christ is *the* most controversial Person to ever exist. To this day, He divides people from one another--when He wrenches His children away from their sin, their idols, and whatever else ails them. Christ is also the Great Unifier: but the *only* people He positively brings together are His churchmen.
The Redeemer has no interest in satisfying anyone but His Father, and, through the Spirit, His church. Because of this, those who wish to deal with Him on any terms other than saving faith find themselves flabbergasted, confused, and in disarray. May we be "one" with Christ, as we find ourselves "in" Him, by faith.
[Puritan quote of the day: "A child of God makes his estate [viz. all that he owns] a golden clasp to bind his heart faster to God, a footstool to raise him up higher towards heaven." --Thomas Watson, in "The Beatitudes"]
