The Peace of God
True Peace Our sins separate us from God (Isa. 59:2) “Prince of Peace” (Isa. 9:6) Peace with God through Christ’s blood (Isa. 53:5; Col. 1:20) Peace with other believers through Christ’s blood (Eph. 2:13-17) Peace or a sword? (Matt. 10:34-38) Rejection of Jesus causes division (John 3:19-20)
True Peace Gospel of peace (Eph. 6:15) Godly fear and peace Loving God’s law (Psa. 119:165) Practicing God’s law (Philip. 4:9) Peace from justification by faith (Rom. 5:1) Godly fear and peace Levi (Mal. 2:5-6) The church (Acts 9:31)
True Peace Peace of soul, resulting from peace with God Jesus offers spiritual peace (John 14:25-27) Peace in spite of difficulty (John 16:33) Kept in perfect peace (Isa. 26:3) Equipped by the God of peace (Heb. 13:20-21) Sanctified by the God of peace (I Thess. 5:23) Filled with peace to abound in hope (Rom. 15:13) Peace should rule in our hearts (Col. 3:15) “May the Lord bless his people with peace!” (Psa. 29:11)
False Peace False prophets: “No disaster” (Micah 3:11-12; Jer. 6:13-14; 23:15-17) Hananiah: “2-year exile” (Jer. 28) God: “70-year exile” (Jer. 25:11) False prophets punished (Jer. 14:13-16; 28:16-17; Ezek. 13:8-16) False sense of peace until judgment (I Thess. 5:2-3) “There is no peace for the wicked” (Isa. 48:22)
The Peace of God Philippians 4:4-9