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Any
ideawhatthis
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It used to looklike this beforeSeptember 11,2001
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Will
peaceevercome to
thisearth?
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Hebrew and Greek word for peace
Hebrew word forPeace
Greek word forPeace
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2 meanings ofShalom Firstly it describes perfect welfare, serenity, prosperity
and happiness. A man is not just free from trouble buthas everything which makes for his contentment andgood.
Secondly it describes right personal relationships -
intimacy, fellowship, uninterrupted goodwill between manand man
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Greek word for Peace
This word occurs 88times in the NewTestament.
Paul begins every one of
his letter with the prayerthat grace and peacemay be on the reader.
When Jesus was leaving
his disciples, He said tothem,PeaceI leave with
you, my peaceI give untoyou. (John 14:27)
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Who the blessing is for
The Beatitude does not hold out a blessing to thepeacefulorpeace-lovers, nor to thosewho yearn forpeace.
It is for thepeacemakers- people who make peace a
reality on earth
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Who are the peacemakers?
The man who isblessed is the manwho is prepared to
face difficulty,unpleasantness,unpopularity, troublein order to makepeace.
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The peace he brings about is one which comes notfromevading the issue but from confronting it.
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Jesus - the prince of peace
The greatest peacemakeris Jesus - thePrince ofPeace.
He makes peace betweenGod and man by removingsin which was the groundof alienation and bringingmen into a rightrelationship with God.
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The Christians dual role as a peacemaker
The Christians role as apeacemaker involvesspreading the Gospel reconciling man with God.
The second role is that oflessening tensions aroundhim, pouring oil overtroubled water, helping toseek solutions and ensuring
that communication isunderstood.
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He will not be guilty of generating more heat than lightbut provides a calming effect in a tension filled
atmosphere.
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Peacemakers are called Sons of God
The term Sons of Godmeans to be a partaker ofthe character of God.
He reflects Gods
wonderful peacemakingcharacter.
No man is more close toGod than the man whose
life is spent bringing peaceamong men and no manshappiness greater than hewho brings reconciliation.
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Making peace with oneself
Blessed indeed is the man who has
succeeded in coming to a rightrelationship with himself.
Most people know that they are amixture and there is a continuous
tension in their heart. Romans 7:19 -The good that I
would, I do not, but the evil whichI would not, I do.
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Mans relationship with his fellowmen Blessed is the man who produces
right relationship between manand man for we live in a dividedworld of politics, race, religionand nation.
There is an ineradicable suspicionof the stranger and such a worldis neither happy or safe.
The ideal of God for society is aspiritual condition in which
jealously, rivalry and suspicionhave disappeared and a universalharmony prevails.
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In no other power can this unity be found other than
in Jesus.
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Making peace with God
Man has a thirdrelationship and that iswith God
His relationship with Godunfortunately is one offear and alienation due tosin (Genesis 3:8).
However through JesusChrist, God and sinners arereconciled.
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