Ephesians 2.14-15
Christ is Our Peace
Eph
2:14 For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down
the middle wall of partition between us;
Eph
2:15 Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new
man, so making peace;
1.
Christ is Our
Peace
a.
Christ makes
peace between us and God
i.
Isaiah 9:6-7
ii.
Luke 2:14
iii.
Colossians 1:20
2.
Christ Ends Division
Between Men
a. Galatians 3:28
3.
Christ Died
in Order that He Might Abolish Enmity
a. 1 Corinthians 12:12
4.
Christ Died to
End the Enmity Between Us and the Law
a.
The greatest
conflict between believers is often over misinterpretations of the law
i.
At first Peter
listened to God
1. Acts 10:28
ii.
Then he got
scared under pressure and yielded
1. Acts 11:2-3
iii.
Finally, he had
to be corrected by Paul
1. Galatians 2:11-14
iv.
The resolution
to these debates in found in Christ
1. Romans 10:4
5.
True Unity is
Found Only in Christ
a.
There is no unity
between the believer and the world
i.
John 15:18-19
b.
The world will
not find unity with Christ
i.
Psalm 2:2
c.
Christ brings
unity only to His true Church
i.
Ephesians 4:15-16
6.
Christ is Our
Peace
a. John 14:27
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