How will world peace come about?
By Hope
@1hopefulman (45123)
Canada
January 16, 2019 8:28am CST
Every time one hears or reads about a terrorist act, a suicide bombing, or nations at war, peace loving people long for a world at peace.
Is the best we can hope for, is some sort of peace of mind and what the Bible describes as the peace of God?
Is world peace just an elusive dream?
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Philippians 4:7 (King James Version) "And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus."
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
16 Jan 19
So, until that time we can have peace of mind with the peace of God to help us live in the unpeaceful world.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
16 Jan 19
@sofssu That's how we are able to make it through the day and sleep at night.
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@sofssu (23662)
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16 Jan 19
@1hopefulman Yeah we have the peace that surpasses all understanding from the Prince of peace himself. 
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
16 Jan 19
Let's hope that God will deal with those that want war and disturb the peace of those that don't want war.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
16 Jan 19
@Nevena83 I think that we are not learning as we keep having war after war. 
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@Nevena83 (65282)
• Serbia
16 Jan 19
@1hopefulman I think God sometimes allows a war to teach our minds.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
18 Jan 19
Something more is needed than the leaders humanity has produced. The Romans were able to maintain some sort of peace (Pax Romana) for about 200 years but then corruption got the better of them and since then no one has been able to unite the world and the world continues to be divided.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
19 Jan 19
@DianneN We were not created with the ability to run the show. We can only act in the show. When we try to direct the show, it flops.
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@DianneN (246905)
• United States
18 Jan 19
@1hopefulman If I had the answer to your question, I'd be a very famous woman.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
23 Jan 19
I agree with that! I think that only God can do it.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
23 Jan 19
@nela13 God promises that one day there will be an abundance of peace on earth and we will live as genuine and loving brothers and sisters. Here is one of those promises. Psalm 37:11 (American Standard Version) "But the meek shall inherit the land, And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace."
But the meek shall inherit the land, And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
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@nela13 (55700)
• Portugal
23 Jan 19
@1hopefulman you are right, only God can do something.
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@Shivram59 (31790)
• India
16 Jan 19
@1hopefulman Everybody loves peace,but where is it.Everywhere terrorists are calling the shots and countries are spending billions to make their armies more and more strong.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
17 Jan 19
Right! It's a huge problem that only God has the wisdom and power to solve it.
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@Shivram59 (31790)
• India
17 Jan 19
@1hopefulman Exactly.Only God can make the world peaceful.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
17 Jan 19
@Shivram59 Yes, so we can personally be peaceful and be peacemakers and we will have to be patient and wait for God to act to create world peace. The Bible has many indications to show that this will happen soon.
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@ThreeTeddies (2038)
• United Kingdom
26 Jan 19
Only God knows how long peace on earth will take. I'm thinking it maybe won't happen until He is happy with His children and, considering the awful state of the world, that's likely to be a long time
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
26 Jan 19
Yes, only God knows how to bring peace to the earth and when He will do it.
In the days of Noah, the earth was full of violence and being ruined and he cleaned it up. Jesus said that it would be the same in the last days. Maybe something will happen soon?
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
27 Jan 19
@ThreeTeddies It looks like He might do that real soon. However, in Revelation He promises that a large crowd of people from all nations will survive.
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@ThreeTeddies (2038)
• United Kingdom
27 Jan 19
@1hopefulman The best thing He could do is wipe the slate clean and start again!
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@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
27 Jan 19
The only way World Peace could happen if people would only open up their hearts and minds to the things of the Bible and understand no matter what, all Men are created equal and God created everyone the same. It is us mankind who want to see things differently.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
27 Jan 19
Do you think everyone would want that?
It seems to me that we should let God rule the world for a change. He can make sure there is peace and plenty of it.
@buenavida (9985)
• Sweden
18 Jan 19
I love the prophecy in Daniel 2 - it gives hope to all who want to listen:
Daniel 2:1-49—Read the Bible online or download free. The New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures is published by Jehovah’s Witnesses.
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@buenavida (9985)
• Sweden
23 Jan 19
@1hopefulman It is amazing to see that the prophecies in the Bible are being fulfilled in front of our eyes!
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
23 Jan 19
Yes, that chapter tells what God will do in the final part of the days. He will set up a government that will administer the affairs of the earth and bring peace to the earth. 
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@scarlet_woman (23465)
• United States
18 Jan 19
it'll never happen.humans will always fight over something stupid.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
23 Jan 19
I believe that too but God says that he will clean up the earth of evil ones that want to fight and leave only the ones that are lovers of peace.
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@GreatMartin (23676)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
18 Jan 19
We will never have world peace--men are too jealous of each other!
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
23 Jan 19
Yes, but ancient prophecies show that a big clean-up of the earth is coming soon and then those kind of people will be gone.
@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
16 Jan 19
Why do you think is the reason that some people don't want peace?
@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
16 Jan 19
@amadeo That is sad that there are people that think like that!
@amadeo (111948)
• United States
16 Jan 19
@1hopefulman No sure.They are very negative about themselves in life.
Negative people only have their cup half full.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
23 Jan 19
Yes, many people would agree with that. If we are going to have world peace, there would need to be peaceful people, people that have peace on their minds and in their hearts.
We do have some people like that but we also have a lot of people that are selfish and greedy and full of hatred. We need God to do a clean up. Remove the evil ones so that the good can flourish. The Bible shows that we are living at a time when God will soon do just that.
When the wicked spring as the grass, And when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; It is that they shall be destroyed for ever.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
20 Jan 19
Yes! I don't see how we could do it without God stepping in.
@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
19 Jan 19
Yes, I also think that God is the missing link. Without him there will never be world peace even if world leaders will soon announce Peace and Security. If God is not the one in charge, it will be just another failure as all past failures. Remember that WWI was fought as the war to end all wars?
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@Courage7 (19633)
• United States
19 Jan 19
@1hopefulman Without God it is dismal world.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
16 Jan 19
We had some relative peace and security during the existence of the the Roman Empire which was called the Pax Romana which lasted for about 200 years. Maybe the best time of peace we ever had. (
We created the League of Nations and the United Nation but both failed to bring World Peace.
Some of us feel that only God can bring true peace and security to the world and that the events we see happening today show that it won't be too long now but we can't say when.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pax_Romana)
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@FourWalls (62161)
• United States
16 Jan 19
I believe that Messiah (Yeshua, or Jesus) will return and bring the peace that the world wants with Him. Of course, it won't be accepted: Scripture says He will rule with an iron rod, meaning that people aren't going to want peace.
But then, lots of people don't want it now, either.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
16 Jan 19
Yes! I long for the time that the "Prince of Peace" will rule the earth and bring peace to those that want it and "rest in peace" to those that don't want it.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
17 Jan 19
Many think that! However, if Jesus asked us to pray for God's kingdom to come and for his will to be done as it is in heaven also upon the earth then it must come one day. That's what I'm praying and hoping for. If it is left up to us then it will never come.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
16 Jan 19
So, we'll keep praying for that time to come soon. Thankfully, now we can deal with life having peace of mind and the peace of God!
