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10 Mistakes People Make with Peace (plus 1 bonus):
1. Think there is such a thing apart from its Prince, Jesus Christ. (Isaiah 9:6g; Colossians 1:20)
2. Miss that Christ brought peace to the world and He also DID NOT bring peace. (Matthew 10:34; Luke 12:51)
3. Don’t understand that a lack of peace is to typify the entire age and intensify just before the world ends. (Revelation 6:4; Matthew 24:6a)
4. Think it can be gained aside from a habit of prayer and casting one’s cares upon the Lord regularly. (Philippians 4:6-7; 1 Peter 5:7; Isaiah 26:3)
5. Miss that only the sons and daughters of God experience peace (through being born again). (Matthew 5:9; Luke 2:14; Galatians 5:22)
6. Misapply the world’s peace (absence of outward conflict) versus Christ’s (an inner calm that only the Holy Spirit can produce and despite outward conflict). (John 14:27; Philippians 4:6-7; Galatians 5:22)
7. Overlook that it is to be pursued as the basis of all relationships. (Romans 12:18; 14:19; 1 Corinthians 7:15)
8. Don’t realize that it will be in a context where the “spin” (untruth/lie) is, “Peace and safety!” that the end of the world occurs. (1 Thessalonians 5:3)
9. Forget that it is a primary quality required of those who would pursue Christian ministry. (1 Timothy 3:2-4)
10. Think there is another way aside from Christ and Christ alone (and belief in His work of salvation on the cross) that a man or woman can attain peace with God and his fellow man. (Romans 5:1; Ephesians 2:12-16; Colossians 1:20)
BONUS Are oblivious to the fact that antichrist (a Satan-possessed man) will arrive on the world scene to make a treaty of peace with Israel (according to the Futurist / Dispensational approach to interpreting Bible prophecy). That’s when all hell breaks loose. (Daniel 9:27)
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