![]() ![]() (I think “Two Directions” would be a fabulous name for a contemporary Christian boy band, by the way.)Īs we continue to examine the question of whether or not to use music by Bethel and Hillsong in our worship services, let’s consider both directions. ![]() Our responsibility, then, is to make peace with others, but never apart from our peace with God in Christ.Įssentially, peace as a fruit of the Spirit and an inheritance of Christians is two-dimensional it extends first vertically and, second, horizontally. Peace is not simply “kept” but made for us in Christ. Instead, it is about Christ making peace for us with the Father and, from this, us seeking to be at peace with one another. There is more to peace than comfortability and tolerance. ![]() But the beatitude is “blessed are the peace makers.” Too often we are told to “keep the peace,” meaning to keep quiet and refrain from speaking hard truths. Peace is a sorely abused fruit of the Spirit. ![]()
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