
Matthew 5:9
9 “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.
Peace keepers
Peace makers
Romans 12:14-18 14 Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. 15 Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. 16 Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be wise in your own sight. 17 Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all. 18 If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.
How do Peace Makers handle conflict?
Peace makers tell the
Ephesians 4:15 We will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ.
Don’t
Tell the truth in love during
Attack the
Peace makers
James 5:16
Therefore, confess your sins to each other
and pray for each other so that you might be healed.
“I’m
Peace makers
Colossians 3:13
Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others.
The ultimate goal of peace-making is
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2 Corinthians 5:17-21
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. 18 All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; 19 that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. 20 Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. 21 For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
Peace is not the
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