CategoryDoctrine / Salvation and Peace Term
Modern Equivalentrestored relationship; peace with God.
KJV Word TypeTheological noun
DefinitionThe restoration of relationship after separation or hostility. In the New Testament, reconciliation especially describes sinners being brought into peace with God through Christ.
Key Verses"And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation." (2 Corinthians 5:18); "For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son." (Romans 5:10)
KJV Usage NoteEmphasizes restored peace with God through Christ and the resulting ministry of reconciliation.
Common MisunderstandingIt is not merely people agreeing to disagree; biblically it involves restored relationship after real separation.
EtymologyFrom Latin reconciliare, meaning to bring together again.