Peace
The Sin of Hating Your Brother, A Bad Choice
Summary. Hate is a bad choice to make in any situation because it is the opposite character of God. When we are able to love like God loves us, this is evidence that we will receive eternal life. On the other hand if we hate our brother we are on the path of death, sin unto death.
The Nine-fold Fruit of the Spirit
Galatians 5:22-23. The fruit of the Spirit consist of nine characteristics. These nine characteristics are evidence that the Holy Spirit is working in a person, and that through Jesus, God has made that person righteous.
Your Religious Values Determine Your Future
Romans 8:6. According to the Bible your religious values determine your future in life and in the hereafter. If you have religious values that are spiritually-minded such as truth, goodness, and love, you will have a life of peace and joy. This is what Jesus teaches us if we will believe Him. These are the things of the Spirit and of God.
Christian Kindness is Not Just an Act, But a Way of Life
Isaiah 54:10. God is a God of kindness and mercy. He shows us how we should show Christian kindness to others. God's kindness is eternal. It is not something He bestows on to mankind on special occasions. His kindness and mercy is offered to us always. It does not matter how much we are disobedient to God, how hateful we are to God, or how little faith we have in God.
Justification by Faith Brings Us Peace with God
Romans 5:1. Justification by faith is the only way to be in good standing with God and Jesus Christ. Faith comes by us believing in Jesus Christ and God's promises. With us having faith in Jesus Christ, God welcomes us into His presence.
The Way To Happiness Is Being Filled With Hope Everyday
Romans 15:13. Having hope is a wondrous thing that is a necessity on your way to happiness. Without hope most things cannot be accomplished. Hope gives you energy and motivation to reach your goal. If you had no hope that you will be paid on your job, would you even go to work?
A High-Minded Social Conscience Does Not Please God
Acts 24:16. If you live by the highest social conscience of society, this will not get you into heaven. You are at best pleasing man, and not necessarily pleasing God. Many people think that because they are pretty good people they are pleasing God. This is not true because God is a righteous God. By His nature He can only accept perfection, not just pretty good.
The Secret of Happiness Is To Have Joy In The Holy Ghost
Romans 14:17. Having the Holy Ghost in our lives is the secret of happiness. The Holy Ghost provides us direction and encouragement to be in right standing with God. Without the Holy Ghost in our lives we are left to our own devices that result in sin and ultimately death. For us that have accepted Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior, we have the spirit of God in us.
A Good Conscience Is Not An Offense To God or To Man
Acts 24:16. The Bible says that nothing is good unless it come from God (Luke 19:18, "And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good?
God Help Us by Giving Us Peace
2 Thessalonians 3:16. If we desire peace in our lives, God will help us. The only way for us to receive peace in our lives is through Jesus Christ. There is no Earthly thing that can give us peace. No amount of riches, fame, or attempts to fulfill our flesh will give us peace. When our sole objective is to fulfill our flesh, we will never be satisfied because we will want more and more.
Jesus Frees Us From Strife
John 14:27. Many times you may not be the source of strife, but then you get caught up in it. Someone may be boasting, and then you start boasting. Someone attempts to take something of yours and then you take something of theirs. Someone hits you, you hit them back. Only Jesus can free us of the strife of this world. Jesus enables us to not to get caught up in the strife and conflict.
Peace Comes With A Close Father-Child Relationship
A Christian father can bring great peace to a child. A child can learn, receive, hear, and see from their father which in turn will give the child assurance and peace in the future (Philippians 4:9, "Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you").
Difference Between Love And Lust - Love Is Unselfish
1 Corinthians 13:5. Another key difference between love and lust is that love is completely unselfish. Love has compassion for the object of its affection. Christian love is "agape" love, a love that offers unmerited favor. Its affection does not expect anything in return. Love's objects include God and other people.
Define Conscience As Jesus, the Highest Standard That You Seek
Isaiah 11:10. Jesus came on this earth as a standard for all of mankind to follow. He showed us how to love God and to love our neighbor. He is a standard for everyone.
Define Conscience - a Standard To Live By
Acts 24:16. A simple definition of conscience is that it is a conviction or being conscious of a custom. From a Christian perspective a conscience is all about having God's standard in our heart to guide us in how we conduct ourselves. Our conscience has the highest standard we know. Ideally, this standard aligns with God's standard.
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