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- The Bible also teaches that true peace isn’t something we can achieve on our own. In fact, Romans 5:1 states clearly: “ Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ “. It’s not about what we do or don’t do—it all hinges on faith in Jesus.
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Jul 19, 2023 · 1. “And the peace of God.” The peace that God offers us is His own peace. In John 14:27, we experience how Jesus offers us this same peace. 2. “Which transcends all understanding.” Our human comprehension of peace is dependent on our current emotional state or how we define the severity of our circumstances.
Sep 27, 2022 · It is absolutely impossible to earn right standing with God by our own efforts (Romans 3:30, Galatians 2:16). When you know that you’re at peace with God, you can be at peace with yourself and those around you. Peace with God only comes from knowing Jesus, and understanding His grace. Jesus is our peace (Ephesians 2:14).
- Biblical Peacemaking
- Grace Attitudes
- Clothe Yourselves with Compassion.
- Clothe Yourselves with Kindness.
- Clothe Yourselves with Humility.
- Clothe Yourselves with gentleness.
- Clothe Yourselves with patience.
- Clothe Yourselves with Forbearance.
- Clothe Yourselves with Christ-Like Forgiveness.
- Clothe Yourselves with Love.
There are eight godly attitudes in Colossians 3:12–14 that are foundational to biblical peacemaking. But to understand them we need to understand the preceding context. In Colossians 3:1–4 the apostle reminds believers of their new spiritual position in Christ. We died with him, we were raised with him, and we will gloriously appear with him when h...
In Colossians 3:5–11 Paul describes the evil we must put off. Verses 12–14 set forth the eight attitudes we are to put on. The Greek New Testament verb translated “put on” or “clothe yourself with” continues the clothing metaphor begun with the “put off” exhortations in verses 5–11. Paul lays out eight articles of clothing that make up this outfit.
Compassion is that inward, deeply felt emotional response of pity for a suffering person, coupled with a desire to alleviate that suffering. Notice three ingredients: compassion (1) sees the suffering person, (2) feels tender pity in response to the suffering, and (3) acts to alleviate that suffering when possible. That sense of tender pity must be...
Kindness means showing mercy and doing good even to people who do not deserve it or who deserve the opposite. The term frequently refers to the Lord’s saving actions (e.g., Eph. 2:7; Titus 3:4). In the same way, Jesus calls us to be like God the Father, showing kindness even toward the ungrateful and rebellious: “But love your enemies, do good to t...
Humility means recognizing that all you have comes from God and that you are absolutely dependent on him as both your Creator and your Redeemer. Humility was no more valued in Paul’s day than it is in our day. Both worlds were, and are, populated by prideful people. People swaggered and strutted, like they do today. They admired dominance, self-ass...
Popular understandings of gentleness sometimes confuse it with weakness or femininity. This is a mistake. The apostle Paul was not a weak man. Yet he describes himself to the Thessalonians as “gentle among you” (1 Thess. 2:7; cf. 2 Cor. 10:1). Jesus was not a weak man. Yet he said of himself, “I am gentle and humble in heart” (Matt. 11:28–29). Some...
Several New Testament Greek terms can be translated as “patience.” One term connotes endurance under trial and perseverance amid hardship. But Colossians 3:12 uses a different term that primarily concerns relational patience—being long-suffering, long-fused, and long-tempered toward those who irritate us. William Barclay describes it as the ability...
Paul continues in verse 13, “Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another.” Forbearance—an older term for bearing with each other—is a synonym for relational patience. I appreciate the Bible’s realism. The apostle assumes that people will annoy us and that relationships become tense. Conflict is inevitable. ...
Not only will people irk us; they will sin against us. And so the apostle commands us in Colossians 3:13, “Forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another.” Again we see the Bible’s realism: even brothers and sisters in Christ will sin against each other. Paul then issues God’s vertical standard for all horizontal forgiveness: “Forgive...
In Colossians 3:14 Paul concludes his list, “And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.” The apostle prioritizes love—our self-sacrificial giving for the other person’s best— as the most important virtue, the supreme relational grace. The binding image here apparently pictures love as that outer garment ...
Mar 12, 2024 · The Bible also teaches that true peace isn’t something we can achieve on our own. In fact, Romans 5:1 states clearly: “ Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ “.
Here’s how you can find peace with God today. STEP 1: GOD’S PURPOSE: PEACE AND LIFE. God loves you and wants you to experience peace and eternal life. The Bible says: “We have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.” -Romans 5:1.
Dec 1, 2014 · 1. Receive God's forgiveness. Peace with God is the foundation for peace in every other area of our lives. Jesus is the "Prince of Peace," (Isaiah 9:6) and it's only through a relationship with Him that we will ever experience true contentment.
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As we cultivate our relationship with God and seek His presence, we can experience the deep wells of peace that flow from His divine nature. This peace surpasses understanding, allowing us to rest in the assurance that God’s plans for our lives are greater than anything we could imagine.
