Christ's Coming to Send Fire on the Earth (Luke 12:49-53) by Rev. Angus Stewart
I. The Meaning
II. The Application
John Gill on Luke 12:51: "Christ came to make peace with God for men, and to give the Gospel of peace, and spiritual and eternal peace to men; but not external peace, especially that, which is not consistent with the preservation of truth"
Matthew Henry on Luke 12:53: "We find in the Acts that, wherever the gospel came, persecution was stirred up; it was every where spoken against, and there was no small stir about that way. Therefore let not the disciples of Christ promise themselves peace upon earth, for they are sent forth as sheep in the midst of wolves"