Let the peace of Christ rule your heart

February 7th, 2007

peace trainDoes the peace of Christ rule your heart? In the past the command to let the peace of Christ rule your heart in Colossians 3:15 was a challenge for me to understand. I want to offer some help in understanding and applying this command from God.

The peace of Christ is the peace which Christ gives. Jesus said…

John 14:27
“Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful.

Peace is a gift from God. True peace cannot be found outside of Christ. God told His people that He would send His Messiah, the Prince of Peace. The Messiah, Jesus Christ, would establish His kingdom and bring true peace to the subjects of that kingdom.

How can we avoid arguments but still speak the truth?

February 24th, 2006

I was recently asked the following questions:
Should I only lend out knowledge when people are looking for it? What is my exact approach to this whole idea? Should I avoid any conversation that might end up being a debate? If that is the case I will end up avoiding just about every conversation except the […]