“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God”. Matthew 5:9
April 15, 2018
To be effective, a peacemaker must be: at peace with ____ Romans 5:1 ; c___________ by the Spirit of God Ephesians 5:18 ; whose fruit is peace Galatians 5:22-23
If you are going to be a peacemaker, then you have to operate with certain biblical truths as foundations…
First of all, you must recognize that a lack of peace in interpersonal relationships is n_______ to the old man.
Second, the peacemaker must offer a spiritual solution for having a proper relationship with God and one’s fellow man. Romans 5:1. And it is that spiritual peace with God that provides the f______________ for peace with one’s fellow man.
Third, the peacemaker must be confident what he is about is i___________ to God... that it is His will....
Psalm 133:1
Proverbs 6:16-19
The Scripture exhorts God’s people to p____________ peace, and when that admonition is heeded, it will spontaneously result in activities of peacemaking.
Romans 14:19
I Timothy 2:
Hebrews 12:14
Realizing that man’s greatest need is reconciliation with God, everyone who is a peacemaker will be actively involved in e___________________.
peacemakers are also actively involved in the ministry of edification. In the realm of peace, this includes both maintenance and restoration.
Ephesians 4:3 admonishes believers to “keep (m__________) the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.”
Now, the ministry of restoration includes mending broken interpersonal relationships. Galatians 6:1 states: ”Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should r_____________ him in a spirit of gentleness...”
The Benefit....
The Lord Jesus here states that the peacemakers will “be called sons of God.”
not “tekna” the Greek word for little child, but “huios”.
Tekna speaks of tender affection.... huios speaks of honor, dignity, and standing!!
“In Jewish thought, ‘son’ often bears the meaning ‘partaker of the character of,’ or the like”! D.A.Carson
“called means ‘owned’. Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be ‘owned’ as the children of God, by God!
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