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Principle Not to Be Sacrificed for Peace, March 14
Living by Principle Not Inclination
Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you; not as the world
giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let
it be afraid.
John 14:27
There always have been and always will be two classes on the earth
to the end of time—the believers in Jesus, and those who reject Him.
Sinners, however wicked, abominable, and corrupt, by faith in Him will
be purified, made clean, through the doing of His word.... Those who
reject Christ and refuse to believe the truth will be filled with bitterness
against those who accept Jesus as a personal Saviour. But those who
receive Christ are melted and subdued by the manifestation of His love
and His humiliation, suffering, and death in their behalf....
The peace that Christ gave to His disciples, and for which we pray,
is the peace that is born of truth, a peace that is not to be quenched
because of division. Without may be wars and fightings, jealousies,
envies, hatred, strife; but the peace of Christ is not that which the world
giveth or taketh away. It could endure amid the hunting of spies and the
fiercest opposition of His enemies.... Christ did not for an instant seek to
purchase peace by a betrayal of sacred trusts. Peace could not be made
by a compromise of principles.... It is a grave mistake on the part of
those who are children of God to seek to bridge the gulf that separates
the children of light from the children of darkness by yielding principle,
by compromising the truth. It would be surrendering the peace of Christ
in order to make peace or fraternize with the world. The sacrifice is too
costly to be made by the children of God to make peace with the world
by giving up the principles of truth.... Then let the followers of Christ
settle it in their minds that they will never compromise truth, never yield
one iota of principle for the favor of the world. Let them hold to the
peace of Christ.
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