In the previous chapter I set out to identify one of the primary reasons I and many other church leaders are reluctant to embrace biblical peacemaking. Though orthodox in our confession of Christ, we function like Docetists. Thus we neglect to pattern our pastoral ministry in accord with the ministry of the great Pastor-Peacemaker himself. The only way to overcome our reluctance and unbelief is to embrace the Christ who has come in the flesh, and to see how inseparably intertwined