To Be A Peacemaker

Authors

  • Surya Harefa

Keywords:

war, peacemaker, shalom

Abstract

The biblical idea of peace is deeply shaped by the meaning of the Hebrew word shalom. This term signifies more than just a ceasefire or the end of war and conflict. Shalom refers to a state of overall well-being and harmonious relationships with God, other people, and creation. The Fall into sin has taken shalom away from humanity. Nevertheless, Christ's redemptive work restores shalom to human life.

Author Biography

Surya Harefa

Surya Harefa holds a PhD in Theology from Theological University Kampen, Netherlands. Originally from Indonesia, he has lived in Japan for over twenty years, where he is a cooperative pastor at Ibaraki Bible Church in Osaka, and co-founder of the Asia Kuyper Institute. He also works as a part-time lecturer and researcher at Tokyo Christian University in Inzai, Japan, and teaches at the International Reformed Evangelical Seminary in Jakarta, Indonesia.

References

Brown, Francis, S. R. Driver, dan Charles A. Briggs. The Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon: With an Appendix Containing the Biblical Aramaic. Peabody: Hendrickson, 2015.

Mackintosh, Thomas, dan Vitaliy Shevchenko. “Putin announces three-day Russian ceasefire in Ukraine from 8 May.” BBC, 29 April 2025. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62j1848509o.

Waterhouse, James, dan Aoife Walsh. “Attacks continue despite Putin's 'Easter truce' pledge, Zelensky says.” BBC, 20 April 2025, https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c787v5gxny7o.

Wolterstorff, Nicholas. Until Justice and Peace Embrace. Eerdmans, 1983.

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Published

2025-08-07

How to Cite

To Be A Peacemaker. (2025). Verbum Christi: Journal of Reformed Evangelical Theology, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.51688/VC12.1.2025.editorial

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 1 (2025): To Be A Peacemaker

Section

Editorial

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To Be A Peacemaker. (2025). Verbum Christi: Journal of Reformed Evangelical Theology, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.51688/VC12.1.2025.editorial

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