Three divisions of the doctrine are of special interest to believers. We have peace with God from the moment of our salvation; the peace of God is a Christian’s normal experience afterward; eternal peace will be ours at the coming of the Lord.
“Being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,” Rom. 5:1. There is no peace to the wicked, Isa. 57:21, but Christ made peace for His people through His blood, reconciling us to God and abolishing the enmity contained in the law, Eph. 2:13-16; Col. 1:20.
The peace of God is the experience of believers as they engage in prayer, supplication, and thanksgiving, Phil. 4:6, 7; as they honor the Word, Psalm 119:165; Phil. 4:9; and as they trust in the Lord, Isa. 26:3.
Christ spoke both of peace with God and the peace of God in John 20:19-21. He referred to the peace of salvation when He said, “Peace be unto you,” and showed them His hands and His side. Then He referred to the peace of service when He spoke the same words, but sent the disciples forth. Both are anticipated in John 14:27. Christians are to preach peace, Rom. 10:15, and to exhibit it in their lives, Gal. 5:22.
Abundance of peace as long as the moon endures will characterize the coming kingdom, Psalm 72:7, and it will continue into eternity, Isa. 9:7.
William Evans, The Great Doctrines of the Bible, (Chicago: Bible Institute Colportage Assoc., 1912), WORDsearch CROSS e-book, Under: “Peace”.
AMEN.