HOW GOD HELPS US LIVE A PEACEFUL LIFE

 
God has created us in the His Image so that we may be like Him, peaceful, loving and good.
God gave us His Son, Christ the Light, who lives within us and enlightens us.
God is within every person and we may speak to that God within others.
God has placed us in His Kingdom here on earth and we will live in His Kingdom in Heaven for eternity.
God shows us how to live a simple life and share with others.


WE ARE  CREATED IN THE IMAGE OF GOD

We are created in the His Image so may be like Him, peaceful, loving and good.

Being created in the Image of God means that everyone may:

• be pure
• be holy
• be righteous
• live good, moral lives
• know right from wrong
• love others
• live a peaceful life

Because we are created in the Image of God our decisions are not completely selfish and self-serving but do consider other people’s wants and needs.

We can live a full life and use the gifts that God has given us.

Part of being in the Image of God is that we can share in the day to day process of creation.

Of course both men and women are created in the Image of God.


CHRIST THE LIGHT LIVES WITHIN US

Christ lives within us as the Light so we are enlightened by Him.

     Christ the Light lives within everyone, helps us, shows us what is right and wrong.

     Christ the Light said, “I am the way who doth enlighten every man that cometh into the world, and no man cometh to the Father but by me, every man having a light from Christ the way, it leads to the Father.”

     The Light comes from and gives knowledge of God.

     The Light is within us.  He is with us everywhere no matter where we are or whom we are with.

 THE LIGHT IS WITHIN US TO LOVE, PROTECT AND TEACH US           


WE CAN FIND, OR ANSWER, THE GOD IN OTHERS

We may find God in everyone and speak to that God within them.

Answering means having empathy and showing courtesy and respect for others.

     To find the God or the Good within every person the truth, goodness and purity within one person speaks to the truth, goodness and purity in the other person.

     We can understand others, have empathy with them, respond to that which is equal, just, and true in ourselves and in every other person.

     We are courteous and show respect for the other person.

GOD’S KINGDOM

 We live in God’s Kingdom now and forever.

     Peacemakers live in God’s Kingdom which is both "come" and "coming." It is "come;" present within each person who tries to do God’s will. It is also "come" with Christ reigning over the world. The Kingdom "coming." is the final stage of humanity.

     This Kingdom will never be destroyed. God’s goodness will become the everyday standard for the universe.

     This Kingdom is not a human kingdom but spiritual and eternal. We live in it now and forever.

A SIMPLE LIFE

We may live a simple life and share with others.

     A life as a peacemaker is not possible unless one lives a simple life. The two essential elements of the simple life are equality and sharing.

     Because God creates us in His Image and lives within us as the Light, we are members of His family. This makes everyone equal.

     Sharing means to take only our fair share in the first place and then give away our surplus.