And "blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God." The spirit of peace is evidence of their connection with heaven. The sweet savor of Christ surrounds them. The fragrance of the life, the loveliness of the character, reveal to the world the fact that they are children of God. Men take knowledge of them that they have been with Jesus. "Everyone that loveth is born of God." "If any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of His;" but "as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God." 1 John 4:7; Romans 8:9, 14.

Og salige er de, som stifter fred, thi de skal kaldes Guds børn. Fredens ånd er et vidnesbyrd om deres forbindelse med himmelen. Kristi vellugt omgiver dem. Livets duft og karakterens ynde åbenbarer for verden den kendsgerning, at de er Guds børn. Menneskene vil kunne se på dem, at de har været med Jesus. »Og enhver, der elsker, er født af Gud.« »Om nogen ikke har Kristi ånd, så hører han ikke ham til"; men »alle, som drives af Guds ånd, er Guds børn". (1Joh. 4,7; Røm. 8,9. og 14).