Musing – Grace and Peace to you from ……

Hebraic Musing – Grace and Peace to you from ……

In thirteen of Paul’s epistles, he opens with “Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ”.  NIV  He blesses his readers with this salutation in -- Rom.1:7; 1 Cor.1:3; 2 Cor.1:2; Gal.1:3; Eph.1:2; Philippians 1:2; Col.1:2; 1 Thes.1:1; 2 Thes.1:2; 1 Tim.1:2; 2 Tim.1:2; Titus 1:4; Philem. 3

Peter and John both use similar salutations.  Peter opens both 1^st & 2^nd Peter with  “Grace and peace be yours in abundance.”    John’s opens 2 John with – “Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Father's Son, will be with us in truth and love”.

Do you know the difference between Grace and Mercy? 
            Mercy is not getting what you deserve.
            Grace is getting what you do not deserve.

And in Rev 1:4 John again greets us with “Grace and peace to you from him who is, and who was, and who is to come…”

My friend, Buddy Hanson, provides me with a fresh weekly comeback when folks ask “How is it going?”  Maybe we could use Paul’s line as a greeting, which just might open an interesting conversation?

Point to Ponder

What would happen if I met someone and greeted them with --
“Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ”?

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

Yosef   a.k.a.  Joe Brusherd                                     June 18, 2013

Author of two books “Hebraic Insights” and  “Biblical Marriage”

And weekly e-mails “Hebraic Musings”  Yosef1@cox.net  or  www.InsightsByYosef.com