Yeshua, Messiah of Israel and Son of God, pronounced blessings upon the peacemakers in His Sermon on the Mount. Making peace is a different thing from being a pacifist. Being peaceful in the face of a vicious attack upon family and friends would be considered cowardly. A famous Colt revolver was called the peace maker.
Not Peace, but a Sword
Mat 10:34 “Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. 35 For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. 36 And a person's enemies will be those of his own household. 37 Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. 38 And whoever does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. 39 Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.
Making peace is a difficult matter in a world committed to rejecting the Messiah. Are we to meekly keep silent in the face of overt attacks upon things that are good and helpful in our society? The Quakers were noted for being pacifists, refusing to take up arms against the enemy. Our nation recognizes the right to be a conscientious objector, and allows service in areas other than that requiring use of lethal force. But it was those who took up arms that defeated Hitler.
Many "Christians" have entertained the idea of not getting involved in politics, as it is a somewhat dirty business. But failing to represent our interests politically means that our interests are not represented. The erosion of Biblical influence in our culture resulted from believers sitting back and allowing the vocal and active atheist voices to take over our educational and political institutions. Is that how we make peace???
And now many voices are being raised saying that Donald Trump is not worthy to be President. The constant clamor, the unending slander, the dedicated vilifying of our president, does not seem to support peace. Destroying good does not promote good. Truth is a sword that divides, and must be used to promote the making of peace by destroying lies. Truth must prevail.
The truth is that there is no peace between good and evil. This is the blind spot of the radical liberal left. The liberation theology focuses on temporary things, and disparages eternal values.
The truth is that people mess up their lives when they focus on pleasure and what they can get, instead of being concerned about what they can give.
The leftist attempts at showing concern for the poor and helpless, claiming Jesus as a champion of caring for the poor, neglect to emphasize His words to the woman He delivered from death, the woman they were wanting to stone to death for having committed adultery. Jesus released her, and told her to "Go and sin no more".
Sin no more!! When have you heard a democrat say these words?? They do not even want to think about submission to the moral laws of God. They promote abortion and sexual immorality, and make people dependent upon government instead of teaching "sin no more" living.
So these champions of everything immoral, the rainbow coalition, blatantly accuse Donald Trump of being uncouth and unfit to be President. OK. He is uncouth and likes to say "You are fired!"
But the deep state commitment to the one world secular order has been revealed. The pursuit of peace by encouraging everyone to let each other do as we please, and just be nice to each other, is a colossal failure. Islam hijacked the UN, and atheistic humanism subverted personal freedom. Capitalism is defined as the enemy of the people. It would be good if our young people would study history. Their proudly proclaimed proclivities are soundly demeaned by history. Personal freedom, Biblical morality, and respect for national order are endorsed by what has happened in the world. Communism has been a colossal failure, because it does not support personal responsibility.
The Bible teaches that we reap what we sow. Seems no one is willing to apply that logic to the failure of socialist programs that reward worthless conduct. Personal responsibility requires us to work for what we need with our own hands, and to help others as we have opportunity.
Asking the government to take from the rich and give to the poor is an entirely different ball game. It rewards greed and avarice, and makes people slaves to their own passions. When will we ever learn???
Not Peace, but a Sword
Mat 10:34 “Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. 35 For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. 36 And a person's enemies will be those of his own household. 37 Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. 38 And whoever does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. 39 Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.
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