THE PEACE OF GOD
II Corinthians 1:1-2
1Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints which are in all 2 grace be to you and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ (KJV).A more substantial definition regarding God's Word is found in the Tyndale Bible Dictionary:
Peace. Total well-being, prosperity, and security associated with God's presence among his people. Linked in the Old Testament with the covenant, the presence of peace, as God's gift, was conditional upon Israel's obedience. In prophetic material, true peace is part of the end-time hope of God's salvation. In the New Testament, this longed-for peace is understood as having come in Christ and able to be experienced by faith.
The world speaks of a lifetime goal of inner peace. That desire seeks lasting joy or security. The word peace is used in the Bible in three main ways. First, there is spiritual peace—peace between God and man. Second, there is psychological peace—peace within the individual and third, there is relational peace—peace among mankind. |
