"Peace-based" Decision Making, part 1
Recently, I was challenged that I need to study out more deeply what the Bible has to say about the topic of “peace.” So I rose to the challenge and this is a concentrated version of what I’ve learned (and had learned beforehand). As we dig into this study, understand first of all that context must be king. A simple concordance-search of the word “peace” in the English Bible will not accurately display God’s view of peace, as this word can be used to mean a peaceful relationship, a peaceful mind, or even just “peace” in the sense of not being at war. So words cannot be ripped from their surrounding context, slapped on a table, and promptly declared to be applying to the doctrine of “peace” in our decision-making. Also, we must...