Rom 12:18
If possible, so far as it depends on you, be at peace with all men.

This is not always easy.

Many do not seek peace.
Many who profess to be “believers” do not seek peace.
They seek power.
They seek position.
They seek prestige.

We see this among individuals.
We see it among corporate entities.
We see it among political entities.
We see it in the “organizational church”.

“Be at peace with all men” is not a mandate to allow others to rule and run roughshod over one.
It is not an instruction to ignore problems.
It is not an excuse to not stand for the truth.

Each of us should seek to live at peace with all men, knowing that doing so will bring division and clear lines of demarcation between truth and lie.

How should we live and do so?

Rom 12:19-21
Never take your own revenge, beloved, but leave room for the wrath of God, for it is written, “VENGEANCE IS MINE, I WILL REPAY,” says the Lord.

“BUT IF YOUR ENEMY IS HUNGRY, FEED HIM, AND IF HE IS THIRSTY, GIVE HIM A DRINK; FOR IN SO DOING YOU WILL HEAP BURNING COALS ON HIS HEAD.”

Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

Do not take your own revenge.
Leave room for the wrath of God.
Help meet foundational needs of all…even those who would declare themselves to be “enemies”.
Do not be overcome by evil.
Overcome evil with good.

Again, overcome evil with good.
“Good” begins with Truth.

Know Truth.
Live Truth.

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