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A 15 page research paper that examines Ephesians 1:4 and Ephesians 2:11-18. In these verses, Paul addressed the topic of the adoption of the Gentiles as children of God through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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- June, 2000 - properly! In Ephesians 1:4 and, particularly, in Ephesians 2:11-18, Paul addressed the topic of
the adoption of the Gentiles as children of God through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. It is within Ephesians that Paul presents his vision of the church as being "not
only Gods masterpiece of reconciliation, here and now, but also Gods pilot scheme for the reconciled universe of the future."1 Previously, the covenant between God and his chosen people, the
children of Israel, did not include any other groups. Furthermore, the religious practices of the Jews set them apart from all other groups of humanity within the ancient world. One
could obtain Gods favor only by converting to Judaism and following Jewish customs and religious practices. However, as these passages in Ephesians point out, Jews and Gentiles became reconciled
to God through the sacrifice of his only son, Christ Jesus. But, they-also- became reconciled to each other.2 This is illustrated in Ephesians 2:14 which states that "he is
our peace, who ha made us one, and has broken down the dividing wall of hostility."3 Theologian F.F. Bruce feels that these verses, which deal with the removal of the
Jewish-Gentile barrier, also carry within them the promise for the removal of other barriers which keep various groups of human begins apart.4 The barrier, the "dividing wall" consisted of the
"whole body of legal ordinances which partitioned off the Jewish community from the Gentile world."5 With the coming of Christ, these former ordinances, such as circumcision no longer applied.
From the beginning of recorded history, the Jewish people represented a group that existed apart form the remainder of humanity-the Gentile world. As Gods chosen people, their customs and
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