Living At Peace in the Face of Conflict-What Saith the Lord?!
It should be the pursuit of every Christian to live in peace because God loves peace and we can effectively carry out his desire for us to be peacemakers if we understand the teachings of the Scripture on Peace.
Living at Peace in the Face of Conflict
What Saith The Lord!
Ephesians 4:25-32
If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live
at peace with everyone. Romans 12:18
Peace Is Important to Our God
He is the FRIEND of Peace
qPeace is a part of God character
qIt is what He gives to those who follow him
qIt is what he commands for His followers
qIs a Biblical concept used with great Regularity
Recurring themes in scripture
Every N.T. Epistle says something about Peace
There is an ENEMY of Peace
Greed, Dishonest, Deceives, Misleads, Loves unresolved anger, Encourages our slefishness
Look out for numero . . . Uno
God helps those who . . . those who help themselves
Surely God doesn’t expect me to . . . stay in an unhappy situation
I’ll forgive , but I won’t . . . forget
Don’t get mad, get . . . even
I deserve . . . better than this
We should be the PEOPLE of Peace
Peace with GOD
Peace with OURSELVES
Peace with OTHERS
The Christian APOLOGETIC
The Christian CONTRADICTION
The Christian’s DISCIPLESHIP