Thus, communion sacrifices were offered, not to secure peace with God, as if to appease him, but to express gratitude for or to celebrate the blessed condition of peace with God enjoyed by those who are approved by him.
उलट ज्यांचे आधीपासूनच देवासोबत शांतीचे संबंध आहेत ते देवाला आभार व्यक्‍त करण्यासाठी किंवा त्याच्या आशीर्वादांबद्दल व कृपेबद्दल कृतज्ञता व्यक्‍त करण्यासाठी ही अर्पणे देत असत.