6702 peace, human destruction of
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Because of human sinfulness, God's provision of peace is always under threat. Scripture shows that this breaking of peace has implications for the whole of creation.

Causes of the destruction of peace

Sin and self-centredness

Isaiah 57:21 See also Genesis 11:4-9; Isaiah 59:7-8; Luke 19:41-44

Idolatry

Zechariah 10:2 See also Exodus 32:7-10; 1 Timothy 6:9-10

Fear and anxiety

John 20:19 See also Joshua 7:3-5; Proverbs 29:25; Jeremiah 30:10; Jeremiah 46:27; Matthew 6:31-34 pp Luke 12:29-30

The sins of ancestors

Leviticus 26:36-42 See also Genesis 3:16-19; 2 Kings 23:26-27; Jeremiah 31:29; Ezekiel 18:2

Friends

Jeremiah 20:10 See also Lamentations 1:1-2,19

Enemies

Psalm 35:19-20 See also 2 Kings 9:14-28; Lamentations 1:16

The consequences of the human destruction of peace

Humanity suffers

Deuteronomy 28:53-57; 1 Kings 2:5-6; 2 Kings 6:24-29; Kings 25:2-3; Ezekiel 13:10-16; Revelation 6:3-8

Nations suffer

Jeremiah 49:31-32 See also Ezekiel 38:14-23

The land suffers

Jeremiah 25:37 See also Exodus 8:12-14; Leviticus 26:27-35; Isaiah 1:7; Isaiah 36:16-20

The whole creation suffers

Revelation 6:3-4 See also Genesis 6:5-7; Isaiah 24:1-5; Romans 8:22; Revelation 8:7-13

See also

4030  world, behaviour in
4120  Satan
5605  warfare
6020  sin
8727  enemies
8754  fear
8768  idolatry
8827  selfishness



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