How can Jesus be called the Prince of Peace and yet say, "I've not come to bring peace."
Matthew 10:34, "Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword."
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Peace with
God |
Separation
from People |
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Peace I leave
with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you.
Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. John 14:27 |
…Love of the
Father (inside)…all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the
desires of the eyes and pride in possessions—is not from the Father but is
from the world. And the world is passing away along with its desires, but
whoever does the will of God abides forever. - 1 John 2:15-18 |
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And the peace
of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your
minds in Christ Jesus. Phil 4:7 |
Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect. Rom 12:2 |
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Therefore,
since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our
Lord Jesus Christ. Rom 5:1 |
Those who are
in the flesh cannot please God. Rom 8:8 Now the works
of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry,
sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions,
divisions, envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I
warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom
of God. Gal 5:19-21 |
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For to set
the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and
peace. Romans 8:6 |
But I say,
walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. Gal
5:19 |
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You keep him
in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. Isaiah
26:3 |
No temptation
has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not
let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation, he will also
provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it. 1 Cor 10:13 |
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Strive for
peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the
Lord. Heb 12:14 |
Strive for
peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the
Lord. Heb 12:14 |
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And let the
peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one
body. And be thankful. Col 3:16 |
When I think
of all this, I fall to my knees and pray to the Father, the Creator of
everything in heaven and on earth. I pray that from his glorious, unlimited
resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit. Then
Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will
grow down into God’s love and keep you strong. And may you have the power to
understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how
deep his love is. May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too
great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the
fullness of life and power that comes from God. Eph 3:14-19 |
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For you know
that God paid a ransom to save you from the empty life you inherited from
your ancestors. And it was not paid with mere gold or silver, which lose
their value. It was the precious blood of Christ, the sinless, spotless Lamb
of God. God chose him as your ransom long before the world began, but now in
these last days he has been revealed for your sake. 1 Peter 1:18-20 |
Therefore, if
anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold,
the new has come. 2 Cor 5:17 |
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