Acts 10:36-37 The word which God sent to the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:)… I. THIS PEACE, which was not only preached to the Jews by Christ, but was procured for all by His life and death, was — 1. Peace with God, through the blood of Christ offering atonement for guilt and removing the ground of enmity. 2. Peace within — the ceasing of the conflict of earthly passion through the subjugation of the will. 3. Peace between man and man, between Jew and Gentile, through the breaking down of the middle wall of partition. II. As the gift was peace, so are THE MEANS by which this is assured to mankind. 1. The ministers of the gospel are messengers of peace. They were neither Roman centurions nor Roman legions, but Peter and Christian disciples. 2. The weapons by which this peace is procured are weapons of peace (Galatians 5:22, 23) — gentleness, goodness, meekness. In this the mildness of the gospel is contrasted with the stern punitive character of the Mosaic law. III. THIS PREACHER OF PEACE IS LORD OF ALL. His sceptre is one of peace, for those who yield obedience to His law will not fear man (1 Peter 3:13). His sceptre is an almighty sceptre, so that where He bears rule no enemies can hurt (Romans 8:31). (W. Denton, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:) |
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