When Jesus delivered the Sermon on the Mount, one of the Beatitudes was "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God." Many global government leaders are warmongers. Let's use the current war between Russia and Ukraine as an example. Many leaders already assumed that one side was bad and the other side good. So they jumped right into helping what to them were the good guys. you can be sure that they had ulterior motives too. What followed were horrible destruction of many cities and villages and tragic loss of numerous human lives. No one attempted to defuse the situation early or at the very beginning. How can you have peace if you don't even find out from your enemy what's really on his mind? Say Putin is concerned that Ukraine joining Nato would pose a threat to Russia, then assure him that Nato would never attack his country first. This could have avoided the war. By the way, after Jesus gave the Sermon on the Mount, he also advised that we settle with our opponent quickly while on the way to court with him. Peacemaking should always be our first goal.
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