What Peace Means

Henry Van Dyke

Description

These days, the concept of "peace" has grown a little worn through overuse. Having been appropriated by so many different groups at every point on the ideological spectrum, the promise of peace has been rendered so abstract as to be almost meaningless. In this series of sermons, Henry Van Dyke relates the concept of peace to Christian faith and spiritual growth, dispensing straightforward advice to help believers achieve a sense of serenity and fulfillment.

Sujets

• Philosophie et théologie

Informations

• Publié par: The Floating Press
• Date de parution: 01 janvier 2009
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781775414162
• Langue: English

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WHAT PEACE MEANS
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HENRY VAN DYKE
 
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What Peace Means First published in 1919.
ISBN 978-1-775414-16-2
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Contents
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Foreword I - Peace in the Soul II - Peace on Earth Through Righteousness III - The Power of an Endless Life
Foreword
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This little book contains three plain sermons which were preached in NewYork in the Easter season of 1919, in the Park Avenue PresbyterianChurch, of which my son is minister. I had no thought that they wouldever be printed. They were, and are, just daily bread discourses meantto serve the spiritual needs of a congregation of Christian people,seekers after truth, inquirers about duty, strangers and pilgrims, inthe great city and the troubled world.
But if, as friends think, these simple chapters may be of servicethrough the printed page to a larger circle of readers, I willingly andfreely let them go.
May the blessing of Jesus follow them on their humble path. May theSpirit of Truth bring them home to some hearts that want them,—to thosewho desire to escape from evil and do good,—to those who "seek peaceand ensue it."
HENRY VAN DYKE.
Park Avenue Church Manse, New York City.
I - Peace in the Soul
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Peace I leave with you: my peace I give unto you. —ST. JOHN 14:27.
Peace is one of the great words of the Holy Scriptures.It is woven through the Old Testament and the New like a golden thread.It inheres and abides in the character of God,—
"The central peace subsisting at the heart Of endless agitation."
It is the deepest and most universal desire of man, whose prayer in allages has been, "Grant us Thy Peace, O Lord." It is the reward of therighteous, the blessing of the good, the crown of life's effort, and theglory of eternity.
The prophets foretell the beauty of its coming and the psalmists sing ofthe joy which it brings.