Eph 2:11-13

[clark thompson]

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Ephesians 2:11-13

King James Version (KJV)


 
11 Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands;
 
12 That at that time ye 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 ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.


Ephesians 2:11-13

New King James Version (NKJV)


 
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.

 New King James Version (NKJV)
The Holy Bible, New King James Version Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.

These are my thoughts, please share yours.

11 The Jewish born looked down on the Gentiles because they were not circumcised and not children of Abraham. The Gentiles came to Christ and He made them clean, the Jews thought they were clean because of the law but their hearts were very unclean because they rejected Christ as Lord.

12 We are without hope if we did not have Jesus, there was a time before we had Him as Lord and we only received hope because us crying out unto the Lord and then receiving Him. The Jews had blessing from God because they were children of Abraham but they rejected the greatest blessing Jesus Christ, we are blessed because of Him as Gentiles.

13 Because of Jesus we can come and have fellowship with god by the blood covering our sins from Jesus dying on the cross and us receiving forgiveness because of it. We have a restored relationship with Him one that is free us burnt offerings and Passover lambs because He was our final Passover lamb. His blood can cover all sin. We are made free from sin by Him. Sin keeps us from fellowshipping with God because God hates sin but our sins are forgotten by God because they are under the blood, for those who have received Him.


Better to be a servant of the King than to be a king in hell.

[JB Horn]

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Paul was drawing the distinction that the Gentiles, who in the past had no route to salvation, now were able to receive their salvation from the works of Christ. The Jews of that time believed they could receive their salvation through the works of their own hand in keeping with ceremonial practices. The Gentiles had been separated from God's chosen people, the Jews.
Before Christ the Gentiles had no promise made to them by God and had no way to partake of the covenant promises given to the Jews. They were apart from Christ, because Christ was the Messiah of the Jews. And until His crucifixion the Gentiles were outcast from Israel and God's people. Christ brought those promises and made them available to the uncircumcised Gentiles by offering the ultimate blood sacrifice for the remittance of their sins.

[Zant Law]

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Kind of a long way around just to say Christ fulfilled the law. :-)
Because the law has been fulfilled all mankind now has a right to participate in the promises of God.