Galatians 1:3. Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ, -
It is the genius of the gospel to wish well to others. Hence Paul begins the actual Epistle with a benediction: "Grace be to you and peace." Dear friends, may you all have a fullness of these two good things! Grace rightly comes first, and peace afterwards. Peace before grace would be perilous; nay more, it would be ruinous. But may you always have enough of grace to lead you on to a deep and joyful peace! The two things go together very delightfully, - grace and peace, - and it is the best of grace, and the best of peace, since they come "from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ," -
Galatians 1:3. Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ, -
It is the genius of the gospel to wish well to others. Hence Paul begins the actual Epistle with a benediction: "Grace be to you and peace." Dear friends, may you all have a fullness of these two good things! Grace rightly comes first, and peace afterwards. Peace before grace would be perilous; nay more, it would be ruinous. But may you always have enough of grace to lead you on to a deep and joyful peace! The two things go together very delightfully, - grace and peace, - and it is the best of grace, and the best of peace, since they come "from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ," -