#peace with god

What does it mean to have peace? Some say that it means that we should not fall out with one another because of disagreements over the law. But it seems to me that [to be at peace truly] means… that we should stop sinning and not go back to the way we used to live, for that is to make war with God. How is this possible? [Believe that] not only is it possible, it is also reasonable. For if God reconciled us to Himself [through Christ] when we were in open warfare with Him, it is surely reasonable that we should be able to remain in [such] a state of reconciliation [by remaining also in Christ].

Saint John Chrysostom

Faith is greater than the law because the law is our work, whereas faith belongs to God. Furthermore, the law is concerned with our present life, whereas faith is concerned with eternal life. [Therefore,] faith gives us peace with God, not the law. [Only faith] reconciles us to God by taking away those sins which [the law revealed in us and which] had made us God’s enemies. And because the Lord Jesus is the [sole] minister of this grace [of reconciliation], it is through [faith in] Him that we have peace with God.

Ambrosiaster