John 16:23–33
The Bible4Jesus.com Podcast
About this episode
The modern world, and tragically, much of the modern church, is on a desperate quest for a particular kind of peace. It is the peace of the padded room, the peace of the safe space, the peace that comes from eliminating all friction, all disagreement, all tribulation. The world believes that peace is the absence of conflict. And so, to achieve this peace, it must silence all dissenting voices, sand down every sharp edge of truth, and declare war on anyone who insists on making distinctions between good and evil, true and false, male and female. The world's peace is a peace of surrender, a peace of compromise, a peace that is purchased by calling a truce with sin and rebellion. It is a fragile, anxious peace, because it is based on the lie that we can build a secure home for ourselves in a world that is under the curse of God and at war with its Creator.