Blessed Peacemakers

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Blessed Peacemakers Matthew 5:9

Introduction: 1. In this dark world of sin, among men, there is a desire for peace… Ezekiel 7:25; Jeremiah 6:14. 2. In the world there is no real peace… John 14:27; 16:33

I. Peace Is an Attribute of God… A. He is at Perfect Peace…Romans 15:33; 16:20 B. God Established in the Beginning, Peace between Himself and the Creature… 1. God is the source of peace, I Corinthians 14:33 2. In the beginning there was perfect peace… 3. The peace was broken by Adam's one act of disobedience… Romans 6:23 C. God Graciously—Reestablished Peace… 1. The second—Adam… 2. Christ offered Himself to bring us peace… Isaiah 53:5 3. God is propitiated… Romans 5:1

Relevant Observations: 1. 2. 3.

II. The Christian is a Peacemaker… A. Some common misconceptions explained… 1. It is not simply being agreeable… 2. It is not turning a blind eye to sin… 3. It is not peace at all costs… B. A Peacemaker in one who has been justified by faith alone… Lessons: 1. He loves the Lord and seeks His will… Isaiah 26:3 2. He lives in peace… Psalm 34:14; 85:8-9; Romans 14:19 cf. 2 Timothy 2:2ff 3. He Proclaims the Gospel of peace… Romans 10:15 cf. Ephesians 6:15 (see also Romans 5:1; Ephesians 2:15-17)

III. The Real Blessedness of the Peacemaker… A. They shall be called the Sons of God… 1. By adoption… Galatians 4:5; Ephesians 1:5 2. By new birth... John 1:12-13 cf. James 1:18; I Peter 1:3 B. Ultimately and Fully in Heaven… C. It is absolutely certain…

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