Reference: Peace
Hastings
From Latin pax, through French.
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When you go into a house, salute it:
Think not that I have come to send peace on the earth. I have not come to send peace, but a sword.
And he said to her: Daughter, your faith has saved you; go in peace, and be cured of your plague.
to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, by guiding our feet in the way of peace.
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will among men.
but the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the counsel of God in regard to themselves, by not being immersed by him.
And while they were speaking of these things, Jesus him self stood in the midst of them, and said to them: Peace be to you.
Peace I leave to you; my peace I give to you; not as the world gives, do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, and let it not be afraid.
These things I have spoken to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you shall have affliction, but be of good courage; I have overcome the world.
The word which he sent to the sons of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ, (he is Lord of all,)
Therefore, being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
For the mind of the flesh is death; but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace.
The God of peace be with you all. Amen.
And all these things are from God, who has reconciled us to himself through Jesus Christ, and has given to us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world to him self, not charging their offenses to them, and he has committed to us the word of reconciliation. read more. Therefore, we act as ambassadors for Christ, as though God entreated through us; we beseech in Christ's stead, be reconciled to God: for he has made him, who knew no sin, a sin-offering for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in him.
but now, in Christ Jesus, you, who were formerly far off, have become near, by the blood of the Christ. For he is our peace, who has made both parties one, and broken down the partition wall that separated us, read more. having abolished, in his flesh, the cause of enmity, the law of commandments in ordinances, that he might, by himself, form the two into one new man, thus making peace; and that he might reconcile both, in one body, to God, through the cross, having by it put to death the cause of enmity; and having come, he preached peace to you who were far off, and to those who were near: for, through him, we both have access in one Spirit to the Father.
for, through him, we both have access in one Spirit to the Father.
and the peace of God, which passes all understanding, will keep your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.
and by him to reconcile all things to himself, having made peace by the blood of his cross; by him, I say, whether things on earth or things in heaven.
And let the peace of God, to which you are called in one body, rule in your hearts, and be thankful.
and any of you say to them, Go in peace, be warmed and be filled, and yet give them not the things that are needful for the body, what does this profit them?
Morish
This term is used to express the present attitude and testimony of God toward man consequent on the declaration of God's righteousness in the death of Christ. The state of man which was obnoxious to the holiness of God by reason of sin has been removed in the cross. Hence the believer is justified by faith, and has peace (peace of conscience) with God through the Lord Jesus Christ. Ro 5:1. Christ made peace through the blood of the cross, Col 1:20 and to the Christian God is 'the God of peace,' and the Lord Jesus is 'the Lord of peace.' He also is peace between believers, having on the cross broken down the barrier between Jew and Gentile. Eph 2:14-15.
When the Lord Jesus left the earth He left to the disciples peace, and said, "My peace I give unto you." Peace is also spoken of as the state of heart in which a believer is kept in regard of circumstances. The record in the O.T. is, "Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace (peace, peace, margin) whose mind is stayed on thee, because he trusteth in thee." Isa 26:3. The Christian makes his requests known unto God, and the peace of God that passeth all understanding keeps his heart and mind through Christ Jesus (peace of heart). Php 4:6-7. Blessed privilege! and what a contrast to "There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked." Isa 57:21 The Lord Jesus will, in the future, among His other titles, be hailed as PRINCE OF PEACE. Isa 9:6.
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Therefore, being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
For he is our peace, who has made both parties one, and broken down the partition wall that separated us, having abolished, in his flesh, the cause of enmity, the law of commandments in ordinances, that he might, by himself, form the two into one new man, thus making peace;
Be anxious about nothing, but in every thing, by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God: and the peace of God, which passes all understanding, will keep your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.
and by him to reconcile all things to himself, having made peace by the blood of his cross; by him, I say, whether things on earth or things in heaven.