Grace and Peace

  

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

—Philippians 1:2

 

There can be no true peace without the grace of God. 

 

Romans 5:1 says, “Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.” 

 

Peace is the first benefit of being justified by faith instead of works. We can only have peace when we relate to God based on faith in what He did for us instead of what we do for Him. Those who think we must perform up to some standard to be accepted by God will have no peace. That puts the burden of salvation on us, and we can’t bear that load.

 

We could not live holy enough to please God before we were saved, and we can’t live holy enough to please God now that we are saved. We were saved by faith (Ephesians 2:8). We must also continually walk with God by faith (Colossians 2:6). Not understanding this has caused many Christians not to enjoy the peace provided for them through the atonement of Jesus Christ. Through faith in Jesus, we were saved, and through faith in Jesus, we have peace. Jesus Christ is the Gospel of peace (Luke 2:14, Romans 10:15, Ephesians 6:15).

 

2 Peter 1:2 says, “Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.” 

 

True grace and peace only come through the accurate knowledge of what God has done for us. Grace and peace will increase in our lives as we grow to understand who we are in Christ.

 

The only way we can experience true peace is through being reconciled to God by grace. Grace and peace always go together.

 

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