Ephesians 2:11-22
Brought Near by His Blood
11 Therefore remember that you, once Gentiles in the
flesh—who are called Uncircumcision by what is called the Circumcision made in
the flesh by hands— 12 that at that time you were without Christ, being aliens
from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise,
having no hope and without God in the world. 13 But now in Christ Jesus you who
once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
Christ Our Peace
14 For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and
has broken down the middle wall of separation, 15 having abolished in His flesh
the enmity, that is, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, so as to
create in Himself one new man from the two, thus making peace, 16 and that He might
reconcile them both to God in one body through the cross, thereby putting to
death the enmity. 17 And He came and preached peace to you who were afar off
and to those who were near. 18 For through Him we both have access by one
Spirit to the Father. 19 Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and
foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of
God, 20 having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus
Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone, 21 in whom the whole building,
being fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord, 22 in whom you
also are being built together for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.
Verse #11 – What is a Gentile? What is Uncircumcision by what is called
the Circumcision? What does “made by hands” mean?
Verse #12- Aliens? Commonwealth of What? Covenants?
No Hope? Explain.
Verse 13- What brought sinners to salvation or the
Commonwealth?
Verse 14 – Is PEACE a person. What about REST in the OLD TESTAMENT?
Verse 15 - ENMITY?
The law of commandments contained in ordinances?
Create in Himself one new man from the two, thus making peace?
Verse 16 - reconcile them both to God in one body through
the cross?
Enmity put to death?
Verse 17 – Do you know verse 17 is about YOU? You are not an Old Testament
Jew. Yet, not only His people the Jews but you
and the world were in His plans.
Verse 18 - For
through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father.
Are their different
ways for different folks for salvation provided by God? NO
Verse 19 – Now we have access to God. How does that change us?
Verse 20 - Who is the
church found on? What is their gender?
Verse 21 - What is
the church described as a B_____ which is a T____.
Verse 22 – We are being B_____ which is in The S_____.
SOME ANSWERS BELOW
Ephesians 2:11-18 Brought Near by His Blood
11 Therefore
remember that you, once Gentiles in the flesh—who are called Uncircumcision by
what is called the Circumcision made in the flesh by hands— 12 that at that
time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and
strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the
world. 13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought
near by the blood of Christ.
Christ Our Peace
14 For He
Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle
wall of separation, 15 having abolished in His flesh the enmity, that is, the
law of commandments contained in ordinances, so as to create in Himself one new
man from the two, thus making peace, 16 and that He might reconcile them both
to God in one body through the cross, thereby putting to death the enmity. 17
And He came and preached peace to you who were afar off and to those who were
near. 18 For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father.
Verse
#11 – What is a Gentile? A non-Jew. In Jesus day they were refered to as dogs.
[Matthew
15: 25-28 Then she came and worshiped Him,
saying, “Lord, help me!”
26
But He answered and said, “It is not good to take the children’s bread and
throw it to the little dogs.”27 And she said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the little
dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.” 28 Then Jesus answered
and said to her, “O woman, great is your faith! Let it be to you as you
desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.]
What
is Uncircumcision by what is called the Circumcision? What does “made by hands” mean?
[John
7:21-2 21 Jesus answered and said to
them, “I did one work, and you all marvel. 22 Moses therefore gave you
circumcision (not that it is from Moses, but from the fathers), and you
circumcise a man on the Sabbath. 23 If a man receives circumcision on the
Sabbath, so that the law of Moses should not be broken, are you angry with Me
because I made a man completely well on the Sabbath?]
Verse
#12- Aliens? Commonwealth [a nation, state, or other political unit: as
a :
one founded on law and united by compact or tacit agreement of the people for
the common goodb : one in which supreme authority is vested in the people
c :
republic ] of What? ISRAEL
Covenants? [a usually formal, solemn, and binding
agreement : compact
2a :
a written agreement or promise usually under seal between two or more parties
especially for the performance of some action b : the common-law action to
recover damages for breach of such a contract.]
No
Hope? Explain. He is the God of Israel.
Verse
13- What brought sinners to salvation or the Commonwealth?
BLOOD
OF JESUS.
[ABRAHAM
was an alien. Hebrews 11Faithful Abraham
“8 By
faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he would
receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. 9
By faith he dwelt in the land of promise as in a foreign country, dwelling in
tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise; 10 for he
waited for the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God.]
Verse
14 – Is PEACE a person. What about REST
in the OLD TESTAMENT?
[Exodus
33:14
And
He said, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”
In
the New Testament-
Matthew
11:28
Come
to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.]
Verse
15 - ENMITY? [positive, active, and
typically mutual hatred or ill will]
The
law of commandments contained in ordinances?
[a :
an authoritative decree or direction : order
b : a
law set forth by a governmental authority; specifically : a municipal
regulation]
Create in Himself one new
man from the two, thus making peace?
Verse
16 - reconcile them both to God in one body through the cross?
Enmity put to death?
Verse
17 – Do you know verse 17 is about YOU?
You are not an Old Testament
Jew.
Yet, not only His people the Jews but you and the world were in His
plans.
Verse
18 - For through Him we both have access
by one Spirit to the Father.
Are their different ways for different folks
for salvation provided by God? NO
JOHN 3
(Nicodemus
a teacher of the law marveled when told by water and the Spirit –Jesus said You
must be born again.)
HOW ?Lift Him Up –Gene Beckstein' ministry focus , Dr. Ralph Stanley gospel song
. 14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in
the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, 15 that whoever
believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. 16 For God so loved
the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him
should not perish but have everlasting life. 17 For God did not send His
Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might
be saved.
Verse 18 - For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father.
Are their different ways for different folks for salvation provided by God? NO
Verse 19 – Now we have access to God. How does that change us?
"no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God"
Verse 20 - Who is the church found on? What is their gender?
Prophets, Apostles, Christ is the Cornerstone
Verse 21 - What is the church described as a BUILDING which is a TEMPLE.
Verse 22 – We are being BUILT which is in The SPIRIT.
