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Principle Not To Be Sacrificed For Peace, February 6
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
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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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