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Peacemaking doesn’t mean passivity. It is the act of interrupting injustice without mirroring injustice, the act of disarming evil without destroying the evildoer, the act of finding a third way that ... -
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Peace is not the absence of war but the presence of justice. -
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Paul’s vision in Ephesians is one of a single, united people of God, created through the cross to embody peace and reconciliation. -
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Jesus’ brand of peacemaking is extensive. It embraces the breadth of humanity. But peacemaking is also intensive. The commands to love and pursue peace challenge us not only to resolve conflict but al... -
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If we are serious about peace, then we must work for it as ardently, seriously, continuously, carefully, and bravely as we have ever prepared for war. -
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Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal. -
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Peace in society depends upon peace in the family. -
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Jesus does not limit the peacemaking to only one kind, and neither will his disciples. In the light of the gospel, Jesus himself is the supreme peacemaker, making peace between God and man, and man an... -
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Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding. -
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Christians, instead of arming themselves with swords, extend their hands in prayer. -
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We ourselves were well conversant with war, murder and everything evil, but all of us throughout the whole wide earth have traded in our weapons of war. We have exchanged our swords for plowshares, ou... -
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Through violence you may murder the liar, but you cannot murder the lie, nor establish the truth. Through violence you may murder the hater, but you do not murder hate. In fact, violence merely increa... -
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Peace is fierce—it has to be, because violence and discord won’t go down without a fight. -
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Christ, in disarming Peter, disarmed every soldier. -
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In times of war conquerors would ride in chariots or upon prancing stallions. But in times of peace, the king would ride a colt to symbolize that peace prevailed. So, for Jesus to ride into Jerusalem ... -
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All we could ever imagine, could ever hope for, He is... He is the Prince of Peace whose first coming has already transformed society but whose second coming will forever establish justice and righteo... -
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Being a peacemaker is part of being surrendered to God, for God brings peace. We abandon the effort to get our needs met through the destruction of enemies. God comes to us in Christ to make peace wit... -
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Jesus said, “Blessed are the peacemakers,” not “blessed are the troublemakers.” -
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It is not enough to say we must not wage war. It is necessary to love peace and sacrifice for it. -
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A positive theology of peace is not simply reactive, but proactive. It takes initiatives. It creates peace. It sees peace not as something to be achieved merely by refraining from war, but by taking p... -
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Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love.
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