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Ephesians 2:14-15
For he himself is our peace, who has made the
two one and has destroyed the barrier, the
dividing wall of hostility, by abolishing in his
flesh the law with its commandments and
regulations. His purpose was to create in
himself one new man out of the two, thus making
peace...
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April
26
Jesus Abolished the Law
The context of this passage in Ephesians 2 is a
contrast between Jews and Gentiles. The
Jews attained their salvation by following the
laws of God, sacrifices, and circumcision.
The Gentiles had no such path to God because
they did not know Him at all.
With Jesus, the barrier was removed so that the
Gentiles could be saved as well. They
could not follow the law because they did not
have the law. So Jesus abolished the law,
making salvation attainable for Jews and
Gentiles alike.
Jesus did not make the law worthless or null and
void. There is still value in following
the law today. What He did was make it
that salvation was not gained through following
the law.
Because the Gentiles can be saved through Jesus
just as the Jews, there is unity in Christ.
This is the peace that Paul writes about in
Ephesians 2. |
