8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
9 Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.
10 Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:8-10 (LSB)
The most peace I have in this life is as I meditate on passages like Matthew 5:2-12, which is The Beatitudes. On the other hand, one thing that causes me to take on a countenance of righteous indignation occurs as I observe Christian preachers, teachers, and writers functioning in the role of “prophet” leading their followers to discount personal holiness….
The seeker-sensitive paradigm deliberately does this in order to be more inclusive. This form of ministry makes a very huge error, however, in that it has as one of its major foundational points that people can be reconciled to God, to be a genuine Christian, without true discipleship, which includes active repentance.