Galatians 1:3-5

Galatians 1:3-5, NASB: 3 Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ, 4 who gave Himself for our sins so that He might rescue us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, 5 to whom be the glory forevermore. Amen. Here we see Paul's usual introduction of declaring grace and peace to the reader from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. Grace is best defined as something that brings us joy. The Greek word is charis, which comes from the word chara. Chara means joy. The thing that brings us joy is the resurrection of Jesus. Through it we see that God gives His life as a free gift and this truth frees our hearts from the burden of death. It also brings peace. Peace can be defined as a feeling of safety, tranquility, or harmony between to people. Through the resurrection of Jesus, we are safe from death and have harmony with God. This gives our hearts an inner tranquility in all circumstances.