What is "peace with God"?

Question

Phil. 4:4-9

I understand this is some sort of "inner" peace, but how would you explain this concept?

Answer 1

It is being in His will. Not being disobedient. If you are walking with God, how He would have you, you will have this kind of peace.

Answer 2

The concept of peace came from a Hebrew word called "shalom". The Jews when they greeted one another, they would say, "How is your shalom?". Which meant is anything broken or missing in your life. Shalom applied to your health, soul, finances and any other aspect of your life. So when you have peace with God your health is well, your finances, and you are one accord with God. Being on one accord with God causes you to walk in peace, which means walking in obedience.

Answer 3

Like being in a marriage of sorts. If you fight all the time with your spouse, you are going to be miserable but if you live in harmony with what both of you believe is good and right, you have peace and harmony. Same with the peace of God. Do what He says is right and good and believe it, you have that peace that surpasses all understanding.

Answer 4

Sinners deserve only God's wrath, and so enjoy no real preace, in this world or the next.

Read your old testament to find out exactly how that played out, in a world without grace.

Now, those who have been faithfully baptized into the church receive all the grace and mercy of God, courtesy of Jesus, the God-man who turned God's wrath into grace, and his just punishment into blessings.

That's peace.

Answer 5

The peace Paul is talking about in Phil. 4:4-9 is the peace one has through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. This peace is knowing that we, as believers, are saved from our sin by the grace of God. I believe these verses show how we are to live by the Holy Spirit God gives believers in Jesus name. In verse 4 he is saying to rejoice. If we have the Holy Spirit we should rejoice because we know we are acceptable to God. Verse 5 says to let your gentleness be evident to all. This means to let the love and gentleness one gets from the Holy Spirit be evident to others, show them your love and gentleness. Verse 6 is about not being anxious but pray. As God's children we have a father in heaven who cares for us, he does not want us to be anxious but He wants us to bring all our concerns and problems to Him. Verse 7 is saying that if we live by the Spirit our hearts and minds will be guarded and we will have the peace that surpasses understanding because we are in Christ Jesus. Verse 8 is basically saying keep your mind on the things of God. Verse 9 Paul is saying he is an example and he has experienced this peace so he tells others to do as he has, so they too can have the peace of God which Paul has already experienced. We still do this today, I know I look up to my older and maturer brothers and sisters in Christ. I learn from them and follow their examples. Peace be with you.

Answer 6

this is peace with u and with God.

matthew 26: 39-43 Talks about Jesus not wanting the cross and weeping bitterly cuss of it. 3 times he does this, and goes to the deciples and yells at them and says why r u not praying, why r u not seeing,,,,,,,.Cuss of this, that is why the great seeker came up with this with the help of the Lord.
walk in perfection....to tell God not to cry, I am hear to love u.

Romans 3
10. there is none righteous, no, not one.
to me it means he is yelling at u(not me I'm seeking)ex like a class room, none of u here r rightous, no one here is.
in verse 11 he tells why.
11. there is none that understandth , there is NONE that seeketh after God.
in this verse hes saying u can understand God if u seek him. Everyone that I talk to says no one can understand God, why does the bible say I can understand him.
12.They are all gone out of way, they together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, NO,NOT ONE.
in this verse he is telling everyone that they r no good to him, garbage, again he yells at u. So God is calling everyone garbage. How does it feel christians that the lord calls u garbage, maybe u should start to seek, or ask God how to seek.
13. thier throat is an open sepulchre; with there tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips.
verse
14. whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.
15.their feet are swift to shed blood.
part 2

verse 13-15 means what your ways r, and what the lord thinks of them. Look at your heart r u a cursing person, murderer(hope not) do u lie the poison of the asps.(snake)
16. Destruction and misery are in THEIR ways.
verse 16 means look at your life think of all your suffering, the trials, the scares. This is because u go your own way.
17.and the way of peace have they not known.
verse 17 talks about your life and your soul. Sence u r unprophitable why would God want u into heaven, if U seek his face u can find peace with God. The blood was sent to us because, God loved u and let u in heaven. HE gave u peace this way. But that was not the way God wanted it to happen, even if he planned it that way. Don't forget God had to go from his way, to our way, and save us from our ways.
18. there is no fear of God before their eyes.
no one fears God, all I hear alot from Christians is he loves me, so I'm forgiven. Then still sin. God wants us to fear him, and reconize what he did for us...
part 3

so to sum up, a man can walk perfect in his eyes if u seek his face and learn with understanding his ways to get into heaven. The blood was sent cuss no one seeked his face, God loved the whole world, and exepted there ways. But with a price, his son had to be beaten to death as the perfect sacrafice and rose again, so God would love us. Make us right with him. So walk with the Blood not in it.So keep seeking him tell he raigns Rightousness upon u. Hosa 10:12, do not for get God is a God who can do all things.

Answer 7

That takes a "trust" in God, which gives you the comfort knowing He loves you and will not allow anything to destroy you and having a clear conscience..........knowing you are being obedient to His Word and leading of His Spirit. It's soooo WONDERFUL !!!

Answer 8

Peace with your innerself

Answer 9

I am not to worry about a thing! GOD is with me!

Answer 10

See buddist teaching...it is all there.

http://www.buddhanet.net/