Beatitude #7- The Peacemakers, Part 1 (TMF:411)

Monday, May 23, 2016
Peace to Live By: Beatitude #7- The Peacemakers, Part 1 (TMF:411) - Daniel Litton
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       The next Beatitudes states, ““Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.” I think we in this country often have a misunderstanding of peace. Many think that to be peaceful means that you don’t ever say anything that might offend another person. They marry tolerance and peace together, and make them one and the same. In other words, if you're not tolerant of other people’s beliefs, you aren’t being peaceful toward others. But you’re not loving people if you don’t tell them the truth. After all, anyone who disbelieves in God and doesn’t live righteously is in route to hell, and freely letting people go to hell without telling them the truth isn’t very loving. It is true that Christians are supposed to try to live at peace with all, as the writer of Hebrews noted in Hebrews 12:14. In Matthew chapter 5, Jesus put a great emphasis on being at peace with your accuser—when your being accused of something. He also said that we, as Christians, should love our enemies and he described various ways we can do that. As a matter of fact, the third fruit of the Spirit, as mentioned by Paul, is “peace.” Paul also said, “And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body” (Colossians 3:15, ESV).