(illustration) We Are PEOPLE Of PEACE! By Jeff Fenske On July 11, 2017 In Images, No Enemy, Power OVER or under “BLESSED are the PEACEMAKERS, for they shall be called the CHILDREN OF GOD.” – JESUS in Mt. 5:9 Previous 1873 Charles Finney: THE PULPIT IS RESPONSIBLE for the Decay of Conscience — "If the public press lacks moral discrimination… If the church is degenerate and worldly… If the world loses its interest in religion… If Satan rules in our halls of legislation… If our politics become so corrupt that the very foundations of our government are ready to fall away, the pulpit is responsible for it" Next Charles Spurgeon on 'CHRISTIAN' WAR FEVER — War is an enormous crime, murder on a large scale • The great crime of war can never promote the religion of peace • Christianity must be sustained by love • The *spirit* of war is the extreme opposite… • Our kingdom is not of this world • Our weapons are spiritual, pulling down strongholds • The true Christian does to others as he would they should do to him • Bloodshed on the smallest or largest scale is sinful • “Love your enemies, do good to them that hate you” • We fight not with men but with “spiritual wickedness in high places” • We are fighting *for* men rather than against them • A war against falsehood, against sin is God’s war • Woe to the Christian who forgets this • Times of feverish excitement test our attachment to great principle • The fight-spirit must be battled with & the genius of gentleness must be cultivated • When undertaken from a dire necessity, as the last resource… • Ought not to be smiled upon as a brilliant spectacle, nor talked of with a light heart • Peace teaching is practical gospel teaching • “Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself” must resound from our pulpits and be practised… Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment * Name Email Website Δ
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