Seek the peace of the city where I have caused you to be carried away captive, and pray to Yahweh for it; for in its peace you shall have peace.
Jeremiah 29:7 · WEBRead the whole chapter →
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The same thread1 Peter 2:11-12
Peter's exile ethic matches Jeremiah's: abstain from fleshly desires, and do good among the nations.
“Beloved, I beg you as foreigners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul; having good behavior among the nations, so in that of which they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they see, glorify God in the day of visitation.”
The same threadMatthew 5:14
A city set on a hill cannot be hidden, which is what God intends a scattered people to be.
“You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill can’t be hidden.”
The same thread1 Timothy 2:1-2
The church prays for kings and all in authority, seeking the same peace Jeremiah commanded the exiles to seek.
“I exhort therefore, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and givings of thanks, be made for all men: for kings and all who are in high places; that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and reverence.”