Grace and Peace
In cultural spheres, raise up leaders who maintain purity and peace
through the Means of Grace[1]: 1) Prayer, 2) Word, and 3) Sacraments
| Communion with the Triune God [2] : | Glorification | Repentance | Restoration | Reconciliation/Peace |
| Peacemaker's Pledge [3] : | Glorifying God | Getting Log Out | Gently Restoring | Going to be Reconciled |
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Means of Grace are described by R.C. Sproul here: "In His grace and in His wisdom, God has provided ways by which we can regularly have our faith in His promises fortified. Historically, we have referred to these ways of strengthening our faith as the ordinary means of grace. Prayer, the preaching of the Word, and the sacraments are not elaborate or fancy methods of giving us what we need to confirm our trust in Christ." See https://www.covenant.net/Grace/means/. Paul Washer explains the sacraments with an emphasis on confession; see the book linked to the left. Both Sproul and Washer underscore the connection between the means of grace and communion. |
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Communion with God: Of Communion with God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost is the longer title of the book pictured at the left. Throughout the 400+ pages, John Owens, one of the greatest Puritan (Anglican) authors, explains how the believer uniquely communes with the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. In each sections there is emphasis on glorifying God, repentance, restoration, and reconciliation/peace. These 4 themes parallel the 4 themes in the Peacemaker's Pledge, which is posted to www.covenant.net/pledge and explained in the following book, The Peacemaker. |
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The Peacemaker by Ken Sande has been a top selling book in Christian circles for more than 25 years. It explains the spiritual and practical benefits of upholding the Peacemaker's Pledge: Bible verses undergirding the Pledge provide a Biblical foundation for personal and corporate commitments to address conflict.1 The focus is on responding to conflict as a way to glorify God, serve other people, and grow to be like Christ.2 Christian leaders, in response to God's love and in reliance on his grace, commit to respond to conflict according to the following principles: 1) Glorify God3, Get the Log out of Your Eye4, Gently Restore5, and Go and be Reconciled. The goal is to pursue genuine peace and reconciliation6 |
The Peacemaker's Pledge explains the Biblical foundation behind personal and corporate commitments to address conflict.1 The focus is on responding to conflict as a way to glorify God, serve other people, and grow to be like Christ.2 Christian leaders, in response to God's love and in reliance on his grace, commit to respond to conflict according to the following principles: 1) Glorify God3, Get the Log out of Your Eye4, Gently Restore5, and Go and be Reconciled. The goal is to seek pursue genuine peace and reconciliation6