Exactly, we are to pursue peace, however the kingdom of God and the kingdom of Satan are opposed.
You must balance these scripture with what Jesus said.
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Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword. For I have come to set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law’; and a man’s enemies will be those of his own household.’ He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. Matthew 10:34-37
In the culture of that day, the family members who practiced the religion of Judaism, which opposes Jesus Christ as the Lord and Messiah, was the enemy of the kingdom of God, in which members of the family would try and persuade, through whatever means necessary for, a covert to Christ to turn away from following Him as their Messiah and Lord.
Those who practiced Judaism, persecuted Christ and His followers.
Judaism is a man made religion, that comes from the law of Moses and the traditions (teachings) of man, such as the writings of the Talmud and the Sages; writings that were not from scripture.
Any religion today that is polluted or tainted with the teachings of man is the enemy of Christ and His teachings (doctrine).
Whoever transgresses and does not abide in the doctrine of Christ does not have God. He who abides in the doctrine of Christ has both the Father and the Son. 2 John 9
- Whoever transgresses and does not abide in the doctrine of Christ does not have God.
JLB