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Then further, the Lord says: "Not as the world giveth, give I unto you." We live in a
day when we hear on every hand the words "peace, peace" when there is no peace.
However earnest the men of the world may be, however much the nations may reach
agreement, true peace is beyond their grasp, and is not in their power to give. The world
cannot make a settlement for its sin, and apart from that, peace is impossible. But what
the world could not and cannot do, the Lord Himself has accomplished, and it is for this
reason that He can give in a way that is "not as the world giveth".
"Jesus stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. And when He had
so said, He showed unto them His hands and His side" (John 20: 19, 20).
It will perhaps be wise for us to pause here for the time being. These few articles do
not by any means exhaust even the references to peace in the New Testament, quite apart
from dealing with the many aspects that peace presents. We may perhaps return to the
subject later, but rather than hold back what might be "a word in season" we pass on the
message contained in these three articles to our readers, hoping that the comfort and
strength which this peace can supply may be theirs abundantly.