Acquiring Peace During Persecution is a Direct Goal to the Kingdom of Heaven
Christ gives us a peace where we can walk peacefully during trials and tribulations. We know that when we have completely turned our lives over to Christ and the Holy Spirit, and do what is morally right, we acquire the kingdom of heaven or “Jesus Christ…the true Treasure” (from Matthew Henry Commentary), the image of Christ in our hearts and lives. We acquire “the peace of God, which passeth all understanding,” (Philippians 4:7 KJV).
“Blessed [comforted by inner peace and God’s love] are those who are persecuted for doing that which is morally right, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven [both now and forever]. Matthew 5:10 AMP (Amplified Bible)
Brenda A. McGee has attended New York Theological Seminary in New York, NY, and Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, CA as a Master of Divinity student.