tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543355.post8705576574669602658..comments2023-11-15T17:55:18.051-05:00Comments on MarkDaniels.Blogspot.com: Jesus is Peace, Not a Teacher of PeaceMark Danielshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18205344762960756655noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543355.post-49197905984916090882012-03-31T14:50:35.708-04:002012-03-31T14:50:35.708-04:00Thanks for your comment.
I mean that Jesus brings...Thanks for your comment.<br /><br />I mean that Jesus brings us peace with God and peace with ourselves, even when we go through non-peaceful stuff. It's the assurance that belong to God forever in spite of my faults and in spite of what happens to me. It's not a feeling so much as a certainty.<br /><br />Thanks again so much for taking the time to leave your comment. I really appreciate that!Mark Danielshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18205344762960756655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543355.post-92056880975231018222012-03-31T13:21:33.214-04:002012-03-31T13:21:33.214-04:00I enjoyed reading this post, though I feel incline...I enjoyed reading this post, though I feel inclined to offer an alternative perspective.<br /><br />When I was a Christian, there were times when I was not at peace. There was an awareness that God is in control, which is reassuring, but I still have that awareness even though I no longer call myself a Christian - so I don't think that particular aspect of peace is linked to Jesus.<br /><br />It's difficult to know in what sense you mean Jesus is peace, because it seems to me that Christians go through all sorts of non-peaceful stuff. I actually feel more at peace now, in many ways, than when I was a Christian. This is mainly due to lifestyle changes, which I think play a very important part in our experience of peace.<br /><br />If you are arguing that Jesus provides some peace of mind, then I can wholly understand that - as feeling that one is forgiven and going to heaven is certainly reassuring.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14728202670781361558noreply@blogger.com