The Names of God - Author of Peace

Author of Peace

In earlier writings I looked at other names of God that include “peace” as part of the title; names like Jehovah-Shalom, Peacemaker, and Prince of Peace. All of these were given for a specific time in the life of those who penned these names. The title “Author of Peace” is only found in the King James translation of scripture. You will notice that “author” is in italics, which means it is not found in the original manuscript, but was added by the translators to make the passage more easily understood by the reader.

1 Corinthians 14:33 (KJV)

For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.

Here is a representative translation used by other Bible translators:

1 Corinthians 14:33 (ESV)

For God is not a God of confusion but of peace.

The absence of “author” does not change the meaning of what Paul is trying to say. Anything that comes from God, hence, the notion of author, will be of peace and not confusion. The reason is that God in His very nature IS peace. This why so many Biblical writers used “peace” to describe Him. Other names include “God of Love and Peace,” “Lord of Peace,” “Our Peace,” and “God of Peace.”

Christians have the Holy Spirit within. It is the promise Jesus made before leaving earth. He said, “I will send another One just like Me to live IN you forever.” I believe the main way the Holy Spirit directs our lives is by peace. This is the reason Jesus came in the first place.

Luke 1:79 (ESV)

“… to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.”

Regardless of the circumstances we face we can rest in the storm, just like Jesus did on the boat with His disciples. They had to wake Him up to tell Him how violently the storm was raging around them.

As we saw earlier when we considered other names for God, Author of Eternal Salvation and Author and Finisher of Our Faith, that God is writing our story if we are following his leading. He will, by His Spirit, guide us into peace and lead us by peace.

The greatest promise we have regarding the peace of God is found in the following verse.

Philippians 4:7 (ESV)

And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

We cannot fully understand the peace that God brings, but this same peace will guard our heart and mind because we are in Christ. This is a wonderful promise for us as Believers. Not only are we reconciled back to our Creator, and washed clean by the blood of Jesus, but salvation also brings us peace. The very thing everyone desires is included in the package of the New Covenant when we exchange our life for the life that God has for us.

We are now connected to the God of All Peace, the Author and Finisher of our Faith, and the faithful Author of Peace.