{"id":621,"date":"2010-04-08T13:42:39","date_gmt":"2010-04-08T13:42:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/jazztheologian\/2010\/04\/peace-with-people-is-preceded-by.html"},"modified":"2010-04-08T13:42:39","modified_gmt":"2010-04-08T13:42:39","slug":"peace-with-people-is-preceded-by","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/jazztheologian\/2010\/04\/peace-with-people-is-preceded-by.html","title":{"rendered":"Peace with People is preceded by&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ever since God escorted us out of the garden there has been one simple rule of relationships: &nbsp;Peace with God precedes peace with others. &nbsp;If we try to reverse the order it will never work. &nbsp;At Babel we even see that God will thwart our attempts to join hands without Him.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b><i>Join the Groove: &nbsp;How does this simple principle help the way we approach conflict with our neighbor or with our spouse? &nbsp;Have you ever tried to get right with someone without getting right with God?<\/i><\/b><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever since God escorted us out of the garden there has been one simple rule of relationships: &nbsp;Peace with God precedes peace with others. &nbsp;If we try to reverse the order it will never work. &nbsp;At Babel we even see that God will thwart our attempts to join hands without Him. 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