2 Thessalonians 1:2 “Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.”

     “The essence of what the gospel brings to us can be summed up in the words grace and peace – the very words Paul uses together in the opening of every single one of his letters, because Paul was a gospel-intoxicated man.
     Grace is the root of the gospel; peace is the fruit of the gospel. As he did throughout his letters, Paul chose these words carefully and intentionally. Though the phrase “grace and peace to you” might look at first glance like nothing more than an opening salutation, Paul was communicating something very specific and intentional.
     At the root of the gospel, the measurelessness of God’s grace for us in Christ is clearly stressed in Scripture, along with its incredible power.” Tullian Tchividjian, Jesus + Nothing = Everything, page 142
     “The operation of God’s grace on our behalf doesn’t imply any lessening of his demands. God has always and will always demand perfect obedience. But his grace is experienced when we realize that those demands for perfection for each of us have already been met by our Savior, Jesus. Jesus fulfilled all of God’s conditions on our behalf so that our relationship with God could be unconditional. Christianity is the only faith system where God both makes the demands and meets them.” Tullian Tchividjian, Jesus + Nothing = Everything, page 143

Blessings, Kathy

Kathy’s on staff at America’s KESWICK in the Development Department. Kathy has been married to her husband Dave for 27 years.  They have two adult children. Kathy is active in her local Church and has taught Sunday School and Bible Studies for women. Her passion is to encourage women to deepen their walk with Jesus Christ by finding and living out the truths of God’s Word.