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1 | "the two" and "one new man" refer to ? | Eph 2:15 | azurelaw | 216188 | ||
Sorry that I marked it a note instead of a question. Does "the two" here refer to "both groups (the Jews and gentiles)" in v14? If so, what does "into one NEW MAN" mean? Does it refer to the true church (the body of Christ)? Thanks for your help. Shalom Azure |
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2 | "the two" and "one new man" refer to ? | Eph 2:15 | DocTrinsograce | 216190 | ||
Dear Sister Azure, I think our brother John (stjohn) answers rightly. John Calvin, commenting on this verse, writes "When the apostle says, in himself, he turns away the Ephesians from viewing the diversity of men, and bids them look for unity nowhere but in Christ. To whatever extent the two might differ in their former condition, in Christ they are become one man. But he emphatically adds, one new man, intimating (what he explains at greater length on another occasion) that 'neither circumcision, nor uncircumcision, availeth anything,' (Galatians 6:15) but that 'a new creature' holds the first and the last place. The principle which cements them is spiritual regeneration. If then we are all renewed by Christ, let the Jews no longer congratulate themselves on their ancient condition, but let them be ready to admit that, both in themselves and in others, Christ is all." The theologian Charles Hodge has a much more detailed analysis of the verse, which you can read here: http://www.ccel.org/ccel/hodge/ephesians.iii.ii.html In Him, Doc |
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