Grace and Peace

Apostle of Grace to the Gentiles, the Apostle Paul, who had written 2/3 of the New Testament in the Bible, started all his letters to all the churches with “Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.”; and he ended every letters with grace.

Romans 1:7, 1 Corinthians 1:3, 2 Corinthians 1:2, Galatians 1:3, Ephesians 1:2, Philippians 1:2, Colossians 1:2, 1 Thessalonians 1:1, 2 Thessalonians 1:2, 1 Timothy 1:2, 2 Timothy 1:2, Titus 1:4, Philemon 3.

This simple insight of the way Paul began his letters shows that this former Law Enforcer, the Pharisee of the Pharisees, had precious revelation on the importance of grace for all the Churches in the New Covenant.

God has reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; that God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting men’s sins against them. And He has committed to us a message of reconciliation. We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf; be reconciled to God. God made Him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.

He reconciled the world with Grace not Law and we are the ambassadors of Christ not Moses or even Elijah. If we are still unable to accept the Grace of God, we will never be at peace with God even though He had already reconciled us with Him at the cross.

Still not convinced yet? Well, look at Apostle Peter’s letters! The name “Peter” in Hebrews is “Kepha”, which means Stone, a symbol of the Ten Commandments. Apostle Peter too, started his letters in 1 Peter 1:2 with Grace and peace be yours in abundance; and he even went on to teach us how to receive grace and peace in 2 Peter 1:2, “Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.”


Our Heavenly Father is using a former Law Enforcer and a symbol of the Law as Grace Radio to broadcast what is in His heart to all His churches in the world... Are we in tune with Him? Interestingly, this pattern of writing did not appear in the Book of James, John’s letters or even Jude’s letter.

The Ten Commandments and the Prophets can never make us to be at peace with God. Jesus, by fulfilling the Laws or the Prophets, He forgave us all our sins, having canceled the written code, with its regulations, that was against us and that stood opposed to us; He took it away, nailing it to the Cross and lavished God’s grace and peace at the cross when He cried out, “It’s Finished!”

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

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