Neville Chamberlain. Chamberlain was British prime minister between 1937 and 1940. He’s best known for the phrase “peace for our time.” That was something he declared after the Munich Agreement in 1938 when he made a pact with Hitler to give Germany part of Czechoslovakia in return for the promise not to take any more lands. This appeasement policy frustrated many because they didn’t believe that it would achieve a lasting peace. Those skeptics were right. Having bought himself time to build up the German army, Hitler invaded Poland less than a year later touching off the five-year long conflict we now call World War II. Millions of deaths probably could have been avoided had Chamberlain stood up to Nazi Germany. Of course it would have meant sending British troops to fight the Germans already in 1938, but lasting peace always has a price. You know that’s true if you’ve ever had to stand up to a bully. As long as you keep giving him your lunch money, he’s going to keep making life miserable for you. Well Jesus too teaches that lasting peace has a price. It cost Christ his life, and will cost Christians friendships. Jesus wants us to come to terms with these facts because if we don’t, if we compromise the truths of the Bible to pursue a “peace for our time” with family and friends who are opposed to the gospel, we may lose the everlasting peace of heaven.
Posted on: Wed, 21 Aug 2013 21:09:58 +0000
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