Grace and peace to you from God our Father.
Summary: It is easy to dismiss Paul’s words in this passage as a “Christian greeting,” but it is much, much more than that.
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… to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ,
Summary: The value of the offer of “grace and peace” depends entirely on who is making the offer.
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Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Summary: When Paul speaks, people listen. People listen because he speaks with authority, the same kind of authority that set Jesus’ teachings apart from the Pharisees (Matthew 7:29).
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