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1 | Who are the enemies? | Eph 2:15 | Dan58 | 83075 | ||
by abolishing ...in His flesh ...___THE ENMITY___, .......which is the Law of commandments .........contained in ordinances, .....so that .............in Himself ...........He might make the two into one new man, ..............thus establishing peace, Is the enmity spoken of here our carnal enmity with God like in last verses of Romans 7 and the resulting solution of Romans 8:1 Or is the enmity spoken of here an enmity between Jew and Gentile that Christ solved by setting aside the Jewish ordinances as requirements for Gentiles of The Way like in Acts 15? |
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2 | Who are the enemies? | Eph 2:15 | Mommapbs | 83099 | ||
Greetings Dan58. What causes enmity with God? Sin. The thrust of this passage refers to the reconciliation that Christ offers to sinful man. Upon our acceptance of HIS work, we are "reconciled" with God in and by Jesus, thus establishing peace with God! (which btw, should be reflected in our relationship with others!) Hope this helps, mommapbs |
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3 | Who are the enemies? | Eph 2:15 | Dan58 | 83116 | ||
You'r right sin causes enmity with God. This is clear from genesis to revelation. The thrust of the passage is not only about reconciliation though. It is also about Jews and Gentiles coming together. Note every verse from 11 to this one is talking about Jews and Gentiles. The book of Ephesians is a book that reveals the nature of the church. My question is focused not on the cause of the hatred (enmity) but the parties of the hatred. The cause is clearly stated as the law but while other scriptures address in context man's dilemma in regard to the law the thrust of this passage is on the two people becoming one new man. This does make a difference because if the hatred is the hatred of God to lawbreakers then the human unity in Christ is found living personal grace better. On the other had if the hatred is a hatred between Palestinians and Israelites then the removal of Jewish O.T. law by Jesus fulfilling the O.T. laws becoming the savior of both. And the basis of unity is in the Jews not requiring others to keep that law in order to fellowship. Col 2:20ff |
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