God’s into peace. It’s an aspect of his character we really don’t spend enough time on. But it’s one of
Luke 2.13-14 NRSVue - 13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying,
- 14 “Glory to God in the highest heaven,
- and on earth peace among those whom he favors!”
Problem is, we Christians aren’t known for being peaceful. The far-from-peaceful
But sometimes, sometimes, when Christians are peaceful, or do good deeds in a peaceful way, it becomes one of those happy-news stories at the end of the program. Or found in the back of the newspaper. Some of them even go viral when they’re heartwarming enough. But there aren’t as many of them as there oughta be. It may very well be we Christians do a good job of demonstrating peace… but the agitated minority gets all the press.
But based on my own personal experience (and yeah, I know, anecdotes aren’t real proof), the Christians I know certainly aren’t all that peaceful. They freak out over every little thing. I remember a few years back, when a whole slew of
It’s not even limited to wild End Times fears. When terrorists attack, Christians want ’em dead just as much as any irreligious, vengeful
So I have serious doubts that peaceful Christians are a vast but silent majority. More than likely they’re a tiny minority. (And I say “they’re” because I myself am not as peaceful as I should be.)