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I. INTRO
A. Where We’re Going
B. Where we’ve been
a. Illust. American, an individualistic society
1. We c the Gospel as what God can do for me
i. God did a personal wrk in u & me.
ii. More 2 Salvation than reconciling individuals 2 God as we read in previous vs.
-God has been & still is interested in creating a people 4 himself
2. Christianity is a very personal relationship.
i. I.E. in the middle o worship, we can personally connect & feel his presence tangibly
-God is concerned w/u personally!
3. Yet, God is not individualistic!
i. He is concerned w/the formation o a nation!
- "when 2/ 3 gathered I’m w/them”
- corporate prayer so vital
- corporate worship is so pwrfl
ii. God connected personally w/Abraham, why?
- 2 make a nation who will b a blessing 2 all nations (jesus fulfills that, which we’ll c in the coming vs’)
C. Main Text
Eph 2:11-13
11 Therefore remember that at one time you Gentiles in the flesh, called “the uncircumcision” by what is called the circumcision, which is made in the flesh by hands—
12 remember that you were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.
13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
14 For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility
15 by abolishing the law of commandments expressed in ordinances, that he might create in himself one new man in place of the two, so making peace,
16 and might reconcile us both to God in one body through the cross, thereby killing the hostility.
D. Pray
II. BODY
A. The old Circumstance
11 Therefore remember that at one time you Gentiles in the flesh, called “the uncircumcision” by what is called the circumcision, which is made in the flesh by hands—
12 remember that you were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.
a. to the ancient jew, there were only 2 kinds o people: Jews, every1 else!
1. circumcision was the identifying mark 4 the people o God
2. The Jew’s position w/in the OT covenant was:
i. near 2, known by, had hope in, and united w/the 1 true God!
-as long as they keep their part o the covenant!
*problem is, Isr. kept messing it up!
a. a gentiles position: alienated, strangers, hopeless, removed from the 1 true God
B. A new Circumstance
B. A new Circumstance
13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
Eph 2:13
B. A new Circumstance
a. now in Christ
in Christ means:
b. now brought near
Brought near means:
i. access 2 God
c. now at peace
14 For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility
15 by abolishing the law of commandments expressed in ordinances, that he might create in himself one new man in place of the two, so making peace,
14 For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility
1. Peace (shalom) is : nothing broken, nothing missing
d. Included as God’s people (How? - Jesus’ Sacrifice)
(How? - Jesus’ Sacrifice)
How?
1. Jesus’ sacrifice brought down the dividing wall
brought down the dividing wall
2. Jesus’ sacrifice abolished the law
i. Abolished here- to reduce to inactivity
to reduce to inactivity
ii. Rendered the law in active by fulfilling it
rendered the law in active by fulfilling it
17 “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.
Matt 5:17
A Greek-English Lexicon καταλύω
dissolve, break up, put down
- “abolish” - dissolve, break up, put down
iii. replaced the law of commandments with:
- a life under grace
14 For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace.
15 What then? Are we to sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means!
16 Do you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness?
Ro
-fruit of the spirit
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.
*“there is no law”
*The Spirit: God’s new Identifier 4 his people
13 In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
14 who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.
C. The point: making one new people from two!
making 1 people from 2!
Eph 2:
15 by abolishing the law of commandments expressed in ordinances, that he might create in himself one new man in place of the two, so making peace,
16 and might reconcile us both to God in one body through the cross, thereby killing the hostility.
a. one people illust: unity sand
b. with one new people there is shalom
nothing broken nothing missing between humanity & itself
do our relationships w/1 another look like shalom?
what about our relationships btwn us & other churches?
nothing broken nothing missing between humanity & God
this is in the hear & now, and eternity!
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