The Cross Symbol of Peace There creation is pictured as a garden both beautiful to the eyes and filled with delicious food (Gen 2:8-9). Adam will work in the garden and it will produce abundant fruit with minimal toil. The right relationship between God and Adam is seen in God’s generous provision for Adam, in God’s ongoing care for him, and in his complete obedience to God’s command (Gen 2:18-25). When the Lord creates a female companion for the man, the relationship between the two people is also full of peace. They share intimate fellowship with each other, naked in body and soul, completely without shame (Gen 2:25). In their lack of shame we also sense the peace that fills their own souls. Most people …show more content…
David Sustar -page 51 124 The Cross Symbol of Peace The New Testament speaks of two kinds of peace, objective peace that has to do with your relationship to God, and the subjective peace that has to do with your experience in life. The natural man lacks peace with God. We all come into the world fighting against God, because we are a part of the rebellion that started with Adam and Eve. Romans 5:10 says we were enemies of God. We fought against God, and everything we did militate against His principles. But when we received Jesus Christ, we ceased being enemies of God, we made a truce with Him. We came over to His side, and the hostility was ended. Jesus Christ wrote the treaty with the blood of His cross. That treaty, that bond, that covenant of peace declares the objective fact that we now are at peace with Him. That 's what Paul means in Ephesians 6:15, when he calls the good news of salvation, "the preparation of the gospel of peace." This peace is objective, that is, it has nothing to do with how we feel or what we think. It is an accomplished fact. Romans 5:1 says, "Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace …show more content…
God alone brings peace. In fact, in Philippians 4:9, 1 Thessalonians 5:23, and again in Hebrews 13:20, He is called "the God of peace." The peace that came from God and the cross of Jesus Christ is something that the world cannot have. It is the security system God gave to the redeemed to gaud their hearts against contamination cause from lust and loneliness. T.D. Jakes puts it like this, 1 “Divine peace is one of the greatest security system you can use to guard your heart. This peace is born out of prayer. It causes you to trust what you cannot trace. It leads you to rely on the character of God.” When peace is on guard, the Christian has entered an impregnable citadel from which nothing can dislodge him. The name of the fortress is Christ, and the guard is peace. The peace of God stands guard and keeps worry from corroding our hearts, and unworthy thoughts from tearing up our minds. God’s peace is tranquility of the soul, a settled, positive peace that affects the circumstances of life. It is peace that is aggressive; rather than being victimized by events, it attacks them and gobbles them up. It is a supernatural, permanent, positive,
The human being needs to be in physical and spiritual harmony to properly end the cycle of karma and be reborn in a more fortunate body and have a better life. The journey through this earth is a learning experience which the human being can benefit from by acting ethically and enhancing the purity of its soul.
by God you will see that God was opposed to war, violence and any form
Many scholars also describe it as The Gospel and the Righteousness of God, which can be received only by faith in the atoning death of Jesus Christ.” “The last clause of this great statement of the apostle, through its used of the past tense with the ultimate glory of the child of God, is plainly prophetic, viewing the entire scheme of redemption, from the beginning plan in the purposed of God before the world was created, to the final glory, as a single great design, encompassing within one grand operation the whole of time and temporal things”. (Burton
that it "it is wrong always, everywhere, and for anyone, to believe anything upon insufficient
first part of the Buddhist salvation. Knowing that all is futile and there is nothing externally that
In it, God gives us all the tools we need to find peace and reconciliation with those around us and ourselves. If we can glorify God with our belief and love in him, and realize that we can make mistakes and we should not judge or blame others for situations of conflict that we had a part in without looking at our faults first and the role we played in it, or learn to talk out situations of conflict with those who we feel wronged us in a private way so both sides can be heard, or if we can show and give forgiveness when and where it is needed then we can find peace. If we share or teach others about the four ‘G’s they can also find the peace they are seeking and we in turn become one of the peacekeepers. Colossians 3:14-15 “And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful” (Holy Bible
Garden of Eden, where the power of naming everything and creating a world that fit into
In the final analysis of the meetings at Camp David, it’s important not to focus on what was not accomplished, but on what was. The agreement that these two leaders came to was much more than a “framework for peace;” it was a first step in a long process. A process that many people here and abroad thought would never come. In the years that followed this summit, there were more and more talks that have lead to the relative peace in that part of the world today. So, what Camp David did more than anything else was to set the groundwork to get people talking to each other in a positive direction. The three men had progressed from an agreement to pray together to an agreement to try and make a lasting peace (Blitzer 48).
...cend and rise above everything to see what the genuine character is of everything in this universe. When this truth is realized, how I understand it, we also see how the truth is bliss, even when it is manifested in evil, and that the truth of real existence can be manifested as life or death. Thus we realize that all these happenings are nothing but the reflections of one existence, your real self and the reality of everything else. Only when this truth is realized is when it is possible to do true good without evil because such a person who has realized the ultimate truth has known and gotten control of the material of which both good and evil are manufactured. When he can manifest one or the other, and chooses to manifest only good, is it is true goodness. Now if only everyone can attain this level of goodness, our world would be a pure and blissful place.
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else you are now filled with an inner peace. Not a peace where you can't
...notion that their quest is a spiritual one" (Goldstein 61). Once we reach the ideal inner peace is when we are truly able to understand the band of friendship that surrounds us. If we are able to maintain this philosophy, no trouble can exist to deteriorate our well-being. We will be able to enjoy life more and discover what our fears are hiding.
warning of the same enemy of God that will become a danger to them. Cleverly, at the
In her opinion, peace is the absence of conflict, and when discussing her spirituality, she considers it her personal peace. It is where the mind is at equilibrium and stops fighting itself and everything is quiet and balanced. With this quiet, she feels immense freedom because she has broken out of all the inner turmoil and self-doubt and feelings of mediocracy. She can get peace through constantly reminding herself to let go of everything she is overthinking, and by turning to friends and family. She can also find peace and joy in her all-time favorite Bible verse, Psalm 34:18: “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted, and He saves those who are crushed in spirit.” This is a constant reminder of the promises that will be fulfilled to her if she remains steadfast in her faith, and also a reminder that even when the people around her fail her, her faith never will. It is His constant reminders of His presence that have kept her afloat through tough times, and will continue to do so. To maintain her current peace, she has to stay focused on what she really wants to get out of this life. She has been fortunate enough to be guided to the gifts God gave her—compassion and a desire to improve someone’s day, even if for just a moment—and she needs to stay on the