<p>3:17&nbsp;<i>And the way of peace have they not known</i>- Remember that Paul is writing to Christians who have known God&rsquo;s ways, convicting them that they with him are, naturally speaking, condemned and the most wretched of sinners. &ldquo;Peace&rdquo; in Paul&rsquo;s thought nearly always refers to peace with God through forgiveness and salvation in Christ. It is this which they have not known all the time they refuse to really believe that they have been forgiven and justified in Christ.</p>