Dave spoke this morning from Romans 5:1-8 on peace. Peace is possible between humanity and God ; by dying for us, Jesus has restored the relationship between us and now we have unfettered access to God through His sacrifice. All people need peace with God, for we were created for this. The restlessness we feel without God is not what we were made for, and God has made it possible for all to know peace (see Eph 2:17). Peace is needed by both Jews and Gentiles.
The Christmas story traditionally mentions peace (see Luke 2:13-14), but this is not simply ‘world peace’ but the peace that comes from being reconciled to God. Christ alone has opened the way to the Father and therefore is the way to peace.