Peace
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Gal. 5:22
Peace: the state of well-being and concord
Ps. 4:8
Is. 26:3
Is. 9:6-7
Matt. 5:9
John 14:27
Rom. 5:1
Phil. 4:7-9
Peace:
Internal
of mind
of affections
of emotions
of conscience
External
with others
with God
In the Septuagint, eirēnē is the usual translation of שָׁלוֺם (šālôm, “soundness, peace”). In the NT, eirēnē also carries some of the meaning of well-being expressed by šālôm.
It can also be used of harmonious relationships between governments (Luke 14:32) or between individuals (Heb 12:14).
Christ brought peace between humans and God, and between Jews and Gentiles, uniting them in his Church (Eph 2:14–17); thus, the Christian message is the gospel of peace (Eph 6:15).
Love, joy, peace. This is a triad of general Christian virtues. Yet they seem primarily to concern our attitude towards God, for a Christian’s first love is his love for God, his chief joy is his joy in God and his deepest peace is his peace with God.
