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Philemon 3 – Grace and Peace

V.3 – Grace and Peace

            Grace (charis) and peace (eirene is mentioned in very N.T.  book save 1 Jn.) is the most common greeting in the scriptures.   Each of Paul’s known epistles contain this salutation. (Seventeen out of 22 books which contain introductions have it (Mt., Mk., Jn., Heb., and 1 Jn. do not have salutations.)  “Grace” was typically Grecian and “peace” was Hebraic.   This explains its frequent use.  It covers racial boundaries.   The order is always “grace” then “peace.”  This is natural because man can only have the peace of God after he obtains His grace.

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