Sentences with phrase «dividing wall of hostility»

Gracious God, in Jesus Christ you teach us to love our neighbors, but we build dividing walls of hostility.

«For he is our peace, who has made us both one, and has broken down the dividing wall of hostility» Whenever Christians seriously grapple with the question of who should be included as full and equal partners in the commonwealth of the God and Father of Jesus Christ, Paul's words about Christ having «broken down...

Christ has already removed the dividing wall of hostility, but it's not yet our reality in this broken, sin - soaked world.

The communication of the gospel to the world involves the call to be a new nation and race because Christ has broken down the dividing wall of hostility between Jew and non-Jew.

«For he himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility...»

'' [Jesus] 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.

he has made the two one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility... (Ephesians 2:14) Hostility is the motivation behind separation.

For he is our peace, who has made us both one, and has broken down the dividing wall of hostility, by abolishing in his flesh the law of commandments and ordinances, that he might create in himself one new man in place of the two, so making peace, and might reconcile us both to God in one body through the cross, thereby bringing the hostility to an end.

It would seem like confronting such brazen racism would be a no - brainer for a people whose holy book tells them that their God has become their «peace, making the two groups one [speaking of Jews and Gentiles — but applying to all races] and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility» (Ephesians.

For he is our peace, who has made us both one, and has broken down the dividing wall of hostility, by abolishing in his flesh the law of commandments and ordinances, that he might create in himself one new man in place of the two so making peace.

For he is our peace, who has made us both one, and has broken down the dividing wall of hostility, by abolishing in his flesh the law of commandments and ordinances, that he might create in himself one new man in place of two, so making peace» (Eph.

The Apostle Paul in his letters, referred to this barrier not as the gates of hell, but as the dividing wall of hostility (Eph 2:14).

In fact, Paul had firsthand experience with this dividing wall of hostility.

Acts shows that the dividing wall of hostility has been torn down.

The dividing walls of hostility are being broken down; forgiveness and mutuality are being learned; reconciliation and koinonia are being experienced as real possibilities and not mere ideals.

«For he himself is out peace, who has made the two groups one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility.»

We can live in peace, without the dividing walls of hostility, and without the blame, violence, and scapegoating that we perform in God's name.

In the midst of the walls of opposition erected by men stands Christ, who breaks down the «dividing wall of hostility» that separates us.

Whenever Christians seriously grapple with the question of who should be included as full and equal partners in the commonwealth of the God and Father of Jesus Christ, Paul's words about Christ having «broken down the dividing wall of hostility» ought to provide — and in moments of grace have provided — a powerful impetus toward the destruction of the various prejudicial barriers.

It is, the apostle writes, a profound mystery that signifies the intimate relation between Christ and his bride the Church (Rev. 21:2) and proclaims Christ's unifying power, which in his death and Resurrection «has broken down the dividing wall of hostility» between Jew and Gentile (Eph.