Wednesday, August 1, 2012


Eph 2:13-16  "But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility 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, and might reconcile us both to God in one body through the cross, thereby killing the hostility." 


You have been right into His presence by Jesus Christ and because Jesus fulfilled the part of the law that was just rituals to keep. In His coming as God's perfect sacrifice, abolishing the need for those sacrifices that were simply a picture pointing to His coming. Now everyone both Jews and non Jews can come close in Christ Jesus. He has torn down the veil of the Holy of Holies and we can come right into God's presence to receive forgiveness. He has made peace by satisfying the wrath of God, bringing full justice to those who put their trust in His sacrifice. He has made peace between God and all of us, we can become one people. All hostility between one race and another, one strata of society and another is wiped out in God's perfect Absolute Love.
His peace given in Jesus Christ, is proclaimed to both those who received the grace of the covenant and those who had no connection to the receiving of God's commands. We all have access to God through the Holy Spirit given as a gift by Jesus Christ.


Eph 2:17, 18  "And he came and preached peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near. For through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father." 


So now you are no longer a different race not paying attention to any differences in one another, you are of the same house and country. You are all the children of God from His household, belonging to His governing. Citizens of heaven. Your foundation is Jesus Christ and in Him you are being built up into a holy gathering of praise to the LORD. In Jesus Christ, Isa Al Masih, Yeshua Messiah you are all the dwelling place of God's Spirit.


Eph 2:19-22 "So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord. In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit." 


Because of all of these things that God has accomplished in sending His Son Christ Jesus, He now has given me the great honor of serving those outside of the covenant of God. I think you have heard of how God stopped me in my tracks when I was persecuting the followers of Jesus, so that I could experience His grave and love. He revealed to me the mystery of true meaning of the law and how I was to bring the message of His grace to you non Jews.



Eph 3:1-3  "For this reason I, Paul, a prisoner for Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles--  assuming that you have heard of the stewardship of God's grace that was given to me for you,  how the mystery was made known to me by revelation, as I have written briefly." 


When you read of what happened to me; Doctor Luke has kept an accounting of it, you will see how this is just being revealed through the people whom Jesus walked and talked with. Jesus gave me and the others whom He was closest to the message and He gave all of personally the privilege of bringing it to you. 
The mystery is that non Jews are also fellow heirs of God's promise, they are of the same race of men and can partake of God's grace through having faith in the good news of Jesus Christ. 


Eph 3:4-6  "When you read this, you can perceive my insight into the mystery of Christ,  which was not made known to the sons of men in other generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit.  This mystery is that the Gentiles are fellow heirs, members of the same body, and partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel." 


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