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‘Living In Peace With Other People.’
Romans 12:17-21.
a) Romans 12:17. Repay no one for evil.
b) Romans 12:17. Respect what is honourable in the sight of all people.
c) Romans 12:18; Luke 6:32-34. If it is possible, as much as it is up to us, be at peace with all people.
d) Romans 12:19. As loved Believers we are not to seek revenge but give a place to God’s wrath, for He says that He will take revenge.
e) Romans 12:20. If our enemies are hungry, we should feed them. If our enemies are thirsty we should give them something to drink. In so doing we will heap coals of fire upon their heads.
f) Romans 12:21. Do not be overcome with evil, but overcome evil with good.
g) Matthew 10:23. Persecution on the Mission field means that it is time to leave.
(This QT teaches me about Living In Peace With Other People)
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‘Gracious And Generous God.’
2 Peter 1:2-4.
a) 2 Peter 1:2. Grace to you and Peace be multiplied in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.
b) 2 Peter 1:3. Seeing that His Divine Power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the Knowledge of Him Who called us by His Own Glory and Virtue.
c) 2 Peter 1:4. He has granted to us His Precious and exceedingly Great Promises; that through these we may become partakers of the Divine Nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world by lust.
(Through this Second one I find Gracious And Generous God)
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Chris.
We are to repay no one for evil. Really this is very basic for the True Believer and yet sometimes how difficult it is to do. We so often face the temptation to take revenge, to pay back the evil done to us by another person. Let us remember, repay no one for evil.
