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In Romans 1218 the Apostle Paul writes, if possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.

Good counsel and counsel too often neglected by the average Christian.

How often has pride held you back from reconciling, from forgiving that old bitterness, from covering

that offense, or from returning that harsh quip with a soft and gentle word instead of a sarcastic

and rude one? This principle, the principle of the

primal importance of Christian peacemaking is an essential point for Christians to

master, especially if they want to push fruitfulness and faithfulness on

the generations in productive Christian households and church communities, but don't

miss this. That same apostle also rebuked and warned against an enemy by name in 2

Timothy 14 and 15.

Quote, Alexander the Comper Smith did me great harm. The Lord will repay him according to his deeds. Beware of him yourself

for he strongly opposed or message. Apparently the call to live at peace can sometime

require words that have the edge of a sword. Or consider what he said even to his friend and co-labor

Peter in Galatians too. But when Cephas came to Antioch I opposed him to his

face because he stood condemned. For before certain men came from James he was

eating with the Gentiles, but when they came he drew back and separated himself fearing the

circumcision party and the rest of the Jews acted hypocritically along with him, so that even Barnabas was led astray by their hypocrisy.

But when I saw that their conduct was not in step with the truth of the Gospel,

I said to Cephas before them all,

If you though a Jew live like a

Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you force the Gentiles to live like Jews?

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