Walking through Ephesians - Day 38
versebyverse | November 28, 2007 20:29
Thought: To me, the peace God offers in His Son is the answer the world needs--oh, that all would believe so that peace could be applied to any problem!
Question: How can Christ both "abolish...the law" and "fulfill the law"?
Scripture: Ephesians 2:15 (NIV): "by abolishing in his flesh the law with its commandments and regulations. His purpose was to create in himself one new man out of the two, thus making peace."
How did Christ destroy the hostility barrier between Jew and Gentile? He "abolished" the law in his flesh on Calvary by dying. By offering up His body as the ultimate sacrifice for everyone's sin He broke sin's power. Commandments and regulations of Judaism were done away with; they were no longer mecessary. Yet Christ's flawless life was a fulfillment of the law because He was the only sinless person to ever live. Thus, in Christ, the dichotomy of abolishment and fulfillment meet and are fully satisfied. Christ's intention, among many his Father had willed, was to join Jew and Gentile together into one "new man." All are united in Christ. The "new man" is the resurrected Christ, the Savior of both Jew and Gentile, living inside each man. Both are sinners; the Gentiles faced their sin more quickly than did the Jews who believed their heritage and rule-keeping was what saved them. Thus the majority of believers today are Gentile and only a remnant of Jews will be saved. But those saved Jews are at peace with the saved Gentiles. All in Christ are at peace with each other when they are abiding correctly and fully in His Spirit, and in His resurrection power. Any two people who clash can be brought to peace "in Christ." Think of it!
Prayer: My King and God, thank You for giving us Your Son, the Prince of Peace. Thank You for the way You have healed all hostilities. May many more needy individuals enter into Your peace! Amen.
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