‘Peace on earth?’ (Luke 2:14-16)

One of the most common misconceptions about the birth of Jesus, especially the words of the angels in Luke 2:14-16, is that ‘peace on earth’ would be automatic. Just looking around at the world in any era of history will tell you that this didn’t happen and never will. What was the message of ‘peace’ that the angels declared, and how is that peace to be found?

Message

Outline

• The second in this series!
• Major confusion on this one…
• Angels, shepherds and …. peace??
• Consider the words of the angels about peace and see…

The proper giver of it (v.14)

The vital conditions of it (v.14)

The direct path to it (v.15-16)

War and peace…
What did the angels know? And what do we?