PEACE IS UNITY
(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 Unity
a) One of the opposites of peace is discord and division. When we see people quarrel with each other and make war on each other, we wish they could be at peace (1 Corinthians 1:10-11).
b) Disunity (the world is full of it) tears apart and destroys. Peace is the bond that unites and builds. Through Jesus Christ, the world has been given a great opportunity, which Paul calls "the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace" (Ephesians 4:1-3).
c) When Jesus promised the Holy Spirit to his disciples, he said, "Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you" (John 14:25-27). This uniting peace is not from the world, but it is for the world to make the world one.
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 Unity
a) One of the opposites of peace is discord and division. When we see people quarrel with each other and make war on each other, we wish they could be at peace (1 Corinthians 1:10-11).
b) Disunity (the world is full of it) tears apart and destroys. Peace is the bond that unites and builds. Through Jesus Christ, the world has been given a great opportunity, which Paul calls "the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace" (Ephesians 4:1-3).
c) When Jesus promised the Holy Spirit to his disciples, he said, "Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you" (John 14:25-27). This uniting peace is not from the world, but it is for the world to make the world one.
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