He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near.
You know the message that God sent to the people of Israel. It’s the good news of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.
The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far away—for everyone the Lord our God will call.”
So, because we’ve been made right with God through faith, we now have peace with him through our Lord Jesus Christ.
So we are Christ’s official messengers. It’s as if God were making his appeal through us. So we beg you, on Christ’s behalf: Come back to God!
“Glory to God in the highest heaven! Peace on earth to all those he wants to bless!”
If the home deserves it, your peace will rest upon it; if it doesn’t deserve it, your peace will return to you.
But how can they call on someone they haven’t believed in? How can they believe in someone they’ve never heard of? How can they hear about him unless someone preaches to them?
when you heard about Christ and were taught about him, according to the truth that is in Jesus.
“Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Won’t she light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it?