Study Guide 12-20-09
Acclamation In Peace
Promises Fulfilled—the God Who Keeps His Word
Below are some of the many texts about God’s peace from our New Testament. All are taken from New Living Translation, 1st ed.
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Matt 5.9 God blesses those who work for peace, for they will be called the children of God.
Mar 9.50 “Salt is good for seasoning. But if it loses its flavor, how do you make it salty again? You must have the qualities of salt among yourselves and live in peace with each other."
Lk 2.14 "Glory to God in the highest heaven, and peace on earth to all whom God favors. "
Lk 12.51 Do you think I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I have come to bring strife and division!
Jn 14.27 "I am leaving you with a gift – peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give isn't like the peace the world gives. So don't be troubled or afraid.”
Rom 12.18 Do your part to live in peace with everyone, as much as possible.
Rom 14.17 For the Kingdom of God is not a matter of what we eat or drink, but of living a life of goodness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Rom 15.13 So I pray that God, who gives you hope, will keep you happy and full of peace as you believe in him. May you overflow with hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.
1 Cor 14.33 For God is not a God of disorder but of peace, as in all the other churches.
2 Cor 13.11 Dear brothers and sisters, I close my letter with these last words: Rejoice. Change your ways. Encourage each other. Live in harmony and peace. Then the God of love and peace will be with you.
Gal 1.3 May grace and peace be yours from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
Gal 5.22 But when the Holy Spirit controls our lives, he will produce this kind of fruit in us: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness.
Eph 2.14 For Christ himself has made peace between us Jews and you Gentiles by making us all one people. He has broken down the wall of hostility that used to separate us.
Eph 2.17 He has brought this Good News of peace to you Gentiles who were far away from him, and to us Jews who were near.
Eph 4.3 Always keep yourselves united in the Holy Spirit, and bind yourselves together with peace.
Eph 6.15 For shoes, put on the peace that comes from the Good News, so that you will be fully prepared.
Phil 4.7 If you do this, you will experience God's peace, which is far more wonderful than the human mind can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.
Col 1.20 And by him God reconciled everything to himself. He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth by means of his blood on the cross.
Col 3.15 And let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts. For as members of one body you are all called to live in peace. And always be thankful.
1 Thes 5.23 Now may the God of peace make you holy in every way, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless until that day when our Lord Jesus Christ comes again.
1 Tim 2.2 Pray this way for kings and all others who are in authority, so that we can live in peace and quietness, in godliness and dignity.
Phil 1.3 May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace.
Heb 7.2 Then Abraham took a tenth of all he had won in the battle and gave it to Melchizedek. His name means "king of justice." He is also "king of peace" because Salem means "peace."
Heb 12.14 Try to live in peace with everyone, and seek to live a clean and holy life, for those who are not holy will not see the Lord.
Heb 13.20 And now, may the God of peace, who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, equip you with all you need for doing his will. May he produce in you, through the power of Jesus Christ, all that is pleasing to him. Jesus is the great Shepherd of the sheep by an everlasting covenant, signed with his blood. To him be glory forever and ever. Amen.
Jas 3.17 But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure. It is also peace loving, gentle at all times, and willing to yield to others. It is full of mercy and good deeds. It shows no partiality and is always sincere.
Jas 3.18 And those who are peacemakers will plant seeds of peace and reap a harvest of goodness.
