The Summation of All Things in Christ
Studies in Ephesians with a Local Church Emphasis
Lesson 28 : Horizontal Peace in Jesus Between Jew and Gentile (2:14)
Structure of vss 14-18 – The context is horizontal peace based upon our vertical peace with God – Where did this portion originate? (baptismal formula? Jewish Misdrash? An early Christian hymn?) – The theme of this paragraph is peace – Christ not only ‘makes’ peace and ‘proclaims’ peace but ‘is’ our peace – What is peace? – ‘Made both (Jewish and Gentile Christians) one’