What "Blessed Are The Peacemakers" Really Means (with Hugo Gurdon)

Politics By Faith w/Mike Slater

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Politics, News, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.9 • 594 Ratings

🗓️ 19 October 2025

⏱️ 22 minutes

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In the Sermon on The Mount, Jesus says "Blessed Are The Peacemakers." This line has been used to describe President Trump's foreign peace deals. What does the bit of scripture really mean? Mike Slater breaks it down after setting the stage with Hugo Gurdon of the Washington Examiner. This is part two of a two-part episode on The First TV. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.9	Welcome to Politics by Faith. Thanks for being here. This is part two of our special on
0:34.5	Donald Trump, the peace president. We talked to the editor-in-chief of the Washington Examiner.
0:38.9	He's great.
0:39.8	He gives some wonderful insight here.
0:41.4	A lot of really good points.
0:42.9	And then I do a quick analysis on Matthew 5-9,
0:47.3	the sermon on the Mount,
0:48.5	Blessed of the peacemakers,
0:49.9	for they will be the children of God,
0:50.9	or child of God.
0:51.7	What is the peacemaker?
0:57.6	My president, they'll be the children of God or child of God. What is a peacemaker? My proudest legacy will be that of a peacemaker and unifier.
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