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Have Peace With One Another

Explore the significance and benefits of peace within the context of spiritual teachings. Discover why peace is essential for reflecting the nature of God and fostering unity among individuals. Learn how Jesus' teachings emphasize the importance of peace and reconciliation, both with God and fellow human beings. Uncover practical strategies for cultivating peace in everyday life and overcoming hindrances to harmony.

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Have Peace With One Another

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  1. Have Peace With One Another

  2. “Be at peace” (eireneuo) • BAGD: “1. trans...reconcile....2. intr....a. live in peace, be at peace....b. keep the peace abs....” (p. 227) • Thayer: “1. to make peace....2. to cultivate or keep peace, i.e. harmony; to be at peace, live in peace....” (#1514, p. 182) • Vine: “to bring to peace, reconcile, denotes in the N.T., to keep peace or to be at peace....” (p. 842)

  3. REASONS WE SHOULD BE AT PEACE • GOD COMMANDS IT • PEACE REFLECTS THE NATURE OF GOD AND HIS KINGDOM • JESUS IS THE “PRINCE OF PEACE” AND THE “LORD OF PEACE” • JESUS CAME TO MAKE PEACE

  4. JESUS MADE PEACE • JESUS MADE PEACE WITH GOD AND MAN. (ROM. 5:1-11) • JESUS MADE PEACE BETWEEN MAN AND HIS FELLOW MAN. (EPH. 2:14-18; GAL. 3:28) • CHRIST GIVES PEACE WITHIN MAN’S HEART. (JN. 14:27; PHIL. 4:6-7) • THE GOSPEL IS THE “GOSPEL OF PEACE” (EPH. 6:14) • THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS A KINGDOM OF PEACE (ROM. 14:17) • PEACE IS A FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT (GAL. 5:22-23) • PEACE IS ONE ASPECT OF ETERNAL LIFE (ROM. 2:10)

  5. REASONS WE SHOULD BE AT PEACE • GOD COMMANDS IT • PEACE REFLECTS THE NATURE OF GOD AND HIS KINGDOM • JESUS IS THE “PRINCE OF PEACE” AND THE “LORD OF PEACE” • JESUS CAME TO MAKE PEACE • GOD’S PEOPLE SHOULD BE AT PEACE • ENVY AND STRIFE DESTROY

  6. Peace Does NOT Mean: • Just the absence of strife and turmoil. • Just the absence of problems. • Peace at any price.

  7. PEACE DOES MEAN: • William Barclay: “In Greek the word is eirene, and in Hebrew it is shalom. In Hebrew peace is never only a negative state; it never means only the absence of trouble; in Hebrew peace always means everything which makes for a man’s highest good. In the east when one man says to another, Salaam -- which is the same word -- he does not mean that he wishes for the other man only the absence of evil things; he wishes for him the presence of all good things. In the Bible peace means not only freedom from all trouble; it means enjoyment of all good.” (The Gospel of Matthew Vol. 1, p. 108)

  8. What Hinders Peace? • False teaching and error • A party spirit • Carnality • An argumentative spirit • Lust for power

  9. How Can We Be At Peace? • We must make peace • We must seek and pursue peace by: • Loving God’s Law • Un-contentious spirit • Controlled speech • Tact • Wisdom • Avoiding foolish disputes • Prayer • Godly living

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