God On Film Week Three: Snake Eyes – How to be a Peace Maker

“If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.”  – Romans 12:18

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17 “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! 18 All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: 19 that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting men’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. 20 We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God. 21 God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” – 2 Corinthians 5:17-21

A Peacemaker chooses to respond to conflict by:

(1) Focusing on in me, rather than to me.

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!” – 2 Corinthians 5:17

A Peacemaker chooses to respond to conflict by:

(2) Acknowledging that how should draw people towards God. 

“All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting men’s sins against them.  And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation.  We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us.” – 2 Corinthians 5:18-20a

A Peacemaker chooses to respond to conflict by:

(3) Focusing on the rather than the . 

“We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God.  God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” – 2 Corinthians 5:20b-21