God calls followers of Christ to live in peace. That is, since we are made to be at peace with God through the saving work of Jesus, we have a gospel obligation to be pursuers of peace. As we learned last Sunday, this peace is not a subjective feeling, but an objective reality (Romans 5:1-5). Those who are in Christ are no longer enemies of God, but are justified by the grace made available through the blood of Jesus Christ.
Additionally, Ephesians 2:14 says, For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility. In the context, this has to do with the fact that Jews and Gentiles must come to God the same way—through Jesus the Messiah. Instead of having separate churches, Jesus-following Jews and saved Gentiles should worship the Savior together. Ethnic unity within the church is rooted in Jesus being our peace. But Jesus being “our peace,” as the apostle says, also has massive implications for our personal relationships with one another.
Since Jesus brought us near to God; we must pursue peace with one another. Since the Prince of Peace has
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