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.
وهكذا ،‏ فإن ذبيحة السلامة لم تكن تقدَّم لضمان السلام مع الله ،‏ كأنما لإرضائه ،‏ بل للتعبير عن الشكر او للاحتفال بحالة السلام مع الله التي يتمتع بها الذين ينالون رضاه .‏