The greeting most used in the Old Testament was “Shalom” or peace. Almost every epistle in the New Testament starts and ends with a pronouncement of “grace and peace.” Over 50 times in the New Testament God is referred to as a “God of Peace.” Since He is the “God of Peace” we must be the people of peace. People who do not like controversy and conflict, but pursue peace. As our Lord Jesus, the “Prince of Peace” says: “blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.” Do you live like a Son or Daughter of God?
Barrier: Contentious
Old Testament Meaning
Definition
strife, contention
strife, contention
object of contention, controversy, dispute
quarrel
Word Usage - Total: 82
contention 5, contentions 6, contentious 5, object of contention 1, strife 7, adversary 1, case 11, cause 9, complaint 2, contend 1, controversy 1, dispute 11, disputes 1, indictment 1, lawsuit 1, plea 1, plead his case 1, quarrel 2, strife 13, suit 2
Psalm 80:6
Thou dost make us an object of contention to our neighbors; And our enemies laugh among themselves.
Proverbs 6:14
Who with perversity in his heart devises evil continually, Who spreads strife.
Proverbs 15:18
A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, But the slow to anger pacifies contention.
Proverbs 16:28
A perverse man spreads strife, And a slanderer separates intimate friends.
Proverbs 17:14
The beginning of strife is like letting out water, So abandon the quarrel before it breaks out.
Proverbs 18:18
The lot puts an end to contentions, And decides between the mighty.
Proverbs 18:19
A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city, And contentions are like the bars of a castle.
Proverbs 19:13
A foolish son is destruction to his father, And the contentions of a wife are a constant dripping.
Proverbs 21:9
It is better to live in a corner of a roof, Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.
Proverbs 21:19
It is better to live in a desert land, Than with a contentious and vexing woman.
Proverbs 22:10
Drive out the scoffer, and contention will go out, Even strife and dishonor will cease.
Proverbs 23:29
Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaining? Who has wounds without cause? Who has redness of eyes?
Proverbs 25:24
It is better to live in a corner of the roof Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.
Proverbs 26:20
For lack of wood the fire goes out, And where there is no whisperer, contention quiets down.
Proverbs 26:21
Like charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire, So is a contentious man to kindle strife.
Proverbs 27:15
A constant dripping on a day of steady rain And a contentious woman are alike;
Proverbs 28:25
An arrogant man stirs up strife, But he who trusts in the Lord will prosper.
Proverbs 29:22
An angry man stirs up strife, And a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression.
Psalm 18:43
Thou hast delivered me from the contentions of the people; Thou hast placed me as head of the nations; A people whom I have not known serve me.
Psalm 31:20
Thou dost hide them in the secret place of Thy presence from the conspiracies of man; Thou dost keep them secretly in a shelter from the strife of tongues.
New Testament Meaning
Definition
fond of strife, contentious, wrangling
Word Usage - Total: 9
contentious 1, quarrels 1, strife 7
1 Corinthians 11:16
But if one is inclined to be contentious, we have no other practice, nor have the churches of God. (Check out the Context)
Romans 1:29
being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, evil; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malice; they are gossips,
Romans 13:13
Let us behave properly as in the day, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and sensuality, not in strife and jealousy.
1Corinthians 3:3
for you are still fleshly. For since there is jealousy and strife among you, are you not fleshly, and are you not walking like mere men?
2 Corinthians 12:20
For I am afraid that perhaps when I come I may find you to be not what I wish and may be found by you to be not what you wish; that perhaps there may be strife, jealousy, angry tempers, disputes, slanders, gossip, arrogance, disturbances;
Galatians 5:20
idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions,
Philippians 1:15
Some, to be sure, are preaching Christ even from envy and strife, but some also from good will;
1Timothy 6:4
he is conceited and understands nothing; but he has a morbid interest in controversial questions and disputes about words, out of which arise envy, strife, abusive language, evil suspicions,
Titus 3:9
But shun foolish controversies and genealogies and strife and disputes about the Law; for they are unprofitable and worthless.
Breakthrough: Peacemaker
Old Testament Meaning
Definition
straight, upright, correct, right
straight, level
right, pleasing, correct
straightforward, just, upright, fitting, proper
uprightness, righteous, upright
that which is upright (subst)
Word Usage - Total: 119
conscientious* 1, fittest 1, Jashar 2, just 1, proposal of peace 1, right 35, safe 1, straight 5, upright 51, Upright One 1, uprightly 1, uprightness 1, what 2, what is right 7, what was right 6, which was right 1, who are upright 1, who is upright 1
Proverbs 2:7
He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk in integrity,
Proverbs 2:21
For the upright will live in the land, And the blameless will remain in it;
Proverbs 3:32
For the crooked man is an abomination to the Lord; But He is intimate with the upright.
Proverbs 8:9
"They are all straightforward to him who understands, And right to those who find knowledge.
Proverbs11:3
The integrity of the upright will guide them, But the falseness of the treacherous will destroy them.
Proverbs 11:6
The righteousness of the upright will deliver them, But the treacherous will be caught by their own greed.
Proverbs 11:11
By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, But by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down.
Proverbs 12:6
The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, But the mouth of the upright will deliver them.
Proverbs 21:8
The way of a guilty man is crooked, But as for the pure, his conduct is upright.
Proverbs 21:18
The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, And the treacherous is in the place of the upright.
Proverbs 21:29
A wicked man shows a bold face, But as for the upright, he makes his way sure.
Psalm 34:14
Depart from evil, and do good; Seek peace, and pursue it.
Psalm 37:37
Mark the blameless man, and behold the upright; For the man of peace will have a posterity.
New Testament Meaning
Definition
a peacemaker
pacific, loving peace to make peace
to cultivate or keep peace, harmony
to be at peace, live in peace
Not contentious, abstain from fighting
Word Usage - Total: 99
peacemakers 1, live in peace 2, peace 94, peaceable 2
Matthew 5:9
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.
Matthew 5:33-48
Mark 9:50
"Salt is good; but if the salt becomes unsalty, with what will you make it salty again? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another."
Romans 12:18
If possible, so far as it depends on you, be at peace with all men.
2 Corinthians 13:11
Finally, brethren, rejoice, be made complete, be comforted, be like-minded, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.
1Thessalonians 5:13
and that you esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Live in peace with one another.
1Timothy 3:3
not addicted to wine or pugnacious, but gentle, uncontentious, free from the love of money.
Titus 3:2
to malign no one, to be uncontentious, gentle, showing every consideration for all men.
Romans 14:19
So then let us pursue the things which make for peace and the building up of one another.
Galatians 5:22
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
Ephesians 4:3
being diligent to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
Colossians 3:15
And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body; and be thankful.
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