<p>1:2 <i>Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ</i>- How could Paul wish grace to them, seeing it is an abstract concept and not a feeling or experience like &quot;peace&quot;? So often <i>charis</i> refers to the gift of the Spirit, which is given at baptism and yet is poured out repeatedly throughout the life of a believer. The rest of the letter has so much to say about this that we could conclude that he is wishing them to be filled with the gift of the Spirit; for <i>charis</i> means both 'gift' and 'grace'.</p>