Epiphany • Ephesians 3:1–12 • January 4, 2015
Now, instead of the law separating Jews and Gentiles, God offered salvation apart from works of the law to both Jews and Gentiles
Now, instead of the law separating Jews and Gentiles, God offered salvation apart from works of the law to both Jews and Gentiles
The good news is that the Gentile believers now fully belong as household members (3:19) to the God of Israel, the Father of Jesus (Eph 1:3)
Paul is praying that the Ephesian Christians will be able to see the blueprints, so to speak, for the new church construction project, that is the building project of the church of God, the body of Christ
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