Charis Shalom

 In het Oude Testament was de traditionele Hebreeuwse begroeting, "Shalom", vrede.
In het Nieuwe Testament werd het Griekse woord Charis toegevoegd. Gratie. De groet werd, "Charis Shalom;" Gratie en Vrede.
Wegens de gratie van God die alle onze zonden weghaalt, kunnen wij de vrede van God hebben zoals het daarvoor in zekere zin nooit mogelijk was. 

Engelse versie / English version : Charis Shalom

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Charis Shalom

English: Shalom (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

  In the Old Testament the traditional Hebrew greeting was, “Shalom,” peace.
In the New Testament the Greek word Charis was added. Grace.
The greeting became, “Charis Shalom;”
Grace and Peace.
Because of the grace of God that takes away all our sins, we can have the peace of God in a way never before possible. 

Dutch version / Nederlandse versie: Charis Shalom

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Preferring to be a Christian

What more can I wish than that, while my brief term on earth shall last, I should be the servant of Him who became the Servant of servants for me?
I can say, concerning Christ's religion, if I had to die like a dog, and had no hope whatever of immortality, if I wanted to lead a happy life, let me serve my God with all my heart; let me be follower of Jesus, and walk in His footsteps. If there were no hereafter, I would still prefer to be a Christian, and the humblest Christian minister, to being a king or an emperor, for I am persuaded there are more delights in Christ, yea, more joy in one glimpse of His face than is to be found in all the praises of this harlot-world, and in all the delights which it can yield to us in its sunniest and brightest days. And I am persuaded that what He has been till now, He will be to the end, and where He had begun a good work, He will carry it on.

In the religion of Jesus Christ, there are clusters even on earth too heavy for one man to carry; there are fruits that have been found so rich that even angel lips have never been sweetened with more luscious wine; there are joys to be had here so fair that even cates ambrosial and the nectared wine of Paradise can scarcely excel the sweets of satisfaction that are to be found in the earthly banquets of the Lord. I have seen hundreds and thousands who have given their hearts to Jesus, but I never did see one who said he was disappointed with Him, I never met with one who said Jesus Christ was less than He was declared to be. 

When first my eyes beheld Him, when the burden slipped from off my heavy-laden shoulders, and I was free from condemnation, I thought that all the preachers I had ever heard had not half preached, they had not told half the beauty of my Lord and Master. So good! so generous! so gracious! so willing to forgive! It seemed to me as if they had almost slandered Him; they painted His likeness, doubtless, as well as they could, but it was a mere smudge compared with the matchless beauties of His face. All who have ever seen Him will say the same. I go back to my home, many a time, mourning that I cannot preach my Master even as I myself know Him, and what I know of Him is very little compared with the matchlessness of His grace. Would that I knew more of Him, and that I could tell it out better!

Charles Spurgeon

 

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