There are two kinds of peacemakers -- true peacemakers, and false peacemakers. Jesus was a true peacemaker. And Jesus was talking about true peacemakers when he said: Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God (Matthew 5:9 New American Standard Bible). And Jesus was talking about false peacemakers when He said: I have come in My Father's name, and you do not receive Me; if someone comes in his own name, you will receive him (John 5:43). In the above verse, Jesus was talking specifically to an unbelieving Israel. But, He could just as well been talking to all of the unbelieving world. That's because, the peace He was offering to Israel, He later would offer the world. That's what Jesus meant when He said: Therefore I say to you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people, producing the fruit of it (Matthew 21:43). As I've pointed out so many times before; all you have to do to appreciate the truth of Jesus' words is to look at the difference in the nations who have accepted Jesus, and those who have rejected Jesus. In my opinion, nothing more needs to be said. Now it's in the face of this truth the European Union, under the leadership of its High Representative Javier Solana, has set out to forge a global peace that is built on biblical unbelief -- on the rejection of Jesus and His words. That's why I believe Solana rejects President Bush's idea that Iran is a member of an "axis of evil." You see, as an unbeliever I don't think Solana even believes in evil. And so in Solana's type of diplomacy, anything goes. For example, now Solana is in Iran. And, as expected he's on all sides of the fence. Not only is he meeting with the Iranian clerics who want to stop true democracy from happening, he's meeting with the reformers who want to bring true democracy (Read about it here) (And here). And one more thing: In spite of America's objections, Solana is telling both sides in Iran they have the right to their nuclear power plant. Like I said, in Iran Solana is on all sides of the fence. Too bad he's not on Jesus' side. 01-13-2004
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