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Jun 21, 2024 · The Greek word translated as “blessed” in this context refers to someone made happy by receiving God’s favor. In other words, peacemakers will be blessed for their work by being explicitly identified in Heaven as children of “the God of peace” (Romans 15:33). ©iStock/Getty Images Plus/tadamichi
Jan 4, 2022 · True peace is found only in a restored relationship with God. “‘There is no peace,’ says the LORD, ‘for the wicked’” (Isaiah 48:22). Only children of God can bring the peace of knowing God to others. A person must have a real relationship with God before he or she can help someone else know God.
Jun 1, 2023 · In Matthew 5:9 (NLT), He tells us, “God blesses those who work for peace, for they will be called the children of God.” Those who work for peace. In the NIV, it says, “Blessed are the peacemakers.” Those who make peace. It is clear that peace doesn’t come naturally, y’all. It doesn’t come easy. And that’s really the point.
Aug 15, 2020 · Matthew 5:9 “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.” Explanation and Commentary of Matthew 5:9. While it is a right and good thing to translate words like man, as mankind, brothers, as brothers and sisters, and sons as children when the Greek or Hebrew has room for it, in this particular case, the meaning would have been better served if it had been written ...
By the sovereign work of God’s grace, rebel human beings are born again, and brought from rebellion to faith, and made into children of God. We were given a new nature, after the image of our heavenly Father (1 John 3:9). If he is a peacemaker, then his children, who have his nature, will be peacemakers too. The Spirit of God Is the Spirit of ...
Jun 22, 2022 · "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.” (Matthew 5:9) One of the root words of the original Greek word for peacekeepers means both to make and to do. Here are 10 ways we can be blessed peacemakers.
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BLESSED are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.Matthew 5:9. THE FOLLOWERS of Jesus have been called to peace. When he called them they found their peace, for he is their ...
