PEACE IS RECONCILIATION
(Message by Tanny Keng)
1. The Nature Of Peace
a) Jesus Christ is the "Prince of Peace" and only through him can we find the "peace that goes beyond understanding." (Isaiah 9:6, Philippians 4:7). But what is this peace exactly?
b) Peace is certainly more than not having to listen to heavy metal music if you don't like it. It is more than watching a beautiful sunset from your veranda on a still evening. Those things are peaceful, but the peace we are talking about goes much deeper and further. We are talking about the peace of God. This peace has certain connections that make it the peace we have to have.
2. Peace Is Reconciliation
a) You cannot have true peace while you are at enmity with God. He made a way for anyone who wishes to be reconciled to him. He did this through Jesus Christ who died on the cross for that purpose. Through faith in the gospel of reconciliation, and obedience to it, we "receive the reconciliation", so we are at peace with God and have the peace of God within us (2 Corinthians 5:18-20, Romans 5:8-11).
The End ...
1. The Nature Of Peace a) Jesus Christ is the "Prince of Peace" and only through him can we find the "peace that goes beyond understanding." (Isaiah 9:6, Philippians 4:7). But what is this peace exactly?
b) Peace is certainly more than not having to listen to heavy metal music if you don't like it. It is more than watching a beautiful sunset from your veranda on a still evening. Those things are peaceful, but the peace we are talking about goes much deeper and further. We are talking about the peace of God. This peace has certain connections that make it the peace we have to have.
2. Peace Is Reconciliation
a) You cannot have true peace while you are at enmity with God. He made a way for anyone who wishes to be reconciled to him. He did this through Jesus Christ who died on the cross for that purpose. Through faith in the gospel of reconciliation, and obedience to it, we "receive the reconciliation", so we are at peace with God and have the peace of God within us (2 Corinthians 5:18-20, Romans 5:8-11).
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