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'And your feet shod
with the preparation
of the gospel of peace;'
Eph 6:15
Hello there,
The words 'the gospel of peace' within the context of Ephesians 6 have caught my attention, and insist on being considered. Linked with it in my mind are further words from Ephesians 4, and 'The Unity of the Spirit' which we are told to 'Keep':-
'I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord,
beseech you that ye walk worthy
of the vocation wherewith ye are called,
With all lowliness and meekness,
with longsuffering,
forbearing one another in love;
Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit
in the bond of peace.
There is -
.. one body, and
.... one Spirit, even as ye are called in
...... one hope of your calling;
........ One Lord,
.......... one faith,
............ one baptism,
.............. One God and Father of all,
Who is above all, and through all, and in you all.'
(Eph 4:1-6)
This 'bond of peace' I believe to be that peace which The Lord Jesus Christ procured for us, and described in Ephesians 2:14-22:-
For He is our peace, (Christ Jesus our risen and glorified Lord)
Who hath made both one, (Jew and Gentile believers in the church which is the Body of Christ)
and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;
Having abolished in His flesh the enmity,
even the law of commandments contained in ordinances;
for to make in Himself of twain one new man,
so making peace;
And that He might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross,
having slain the enmity thereby:
And came and preached peace to you which were afar off,
and to them that were nigh.
For through Him we both have access
by one Spirit unto the Father.
Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners,
but fellowcitizens with the saints,
and of the household of God;
And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets,
Jesus Christ Himself being the chief corner stone;
In Whom all the building fitly framed together
groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:
In Whom ye also are builded together
for an habitation of God through the Spirit.'
(Eph 2:14-22)
Praise God!
I believe that this is the peace that we are to 'keep', between believers. That is why I believe that in The Church which is The Body of Christ there is simply Christ. There is nothing that the flesh has to perform, for even the one baptism that we are to 'keep' is of the Spirit, and is performed the moment we believe on the Lord Jesus Christ as our Saviour and Lord, when we are identified with Christ in His death and resurrection by the Spirit. This is a spiritual company, where all is of the Spirit, and the flesh is given nothing within which to boast, save in the Lord Jesus Christ Who has performed all that is necessary for our salvation in His own flesh at the cross, God the Father having received His all-sufficient sacrifice, by raising Him from the dead. So we too are raised and seated 'in Christ' at God's right hand, where we await the Lord's 'appearing' in glory, when we too will appear with Him there.
All is in and of Christ, by the Spirit, according to the will of God the Father. Therefore within The Church which is The Body of Christ, there is no division. No doctrinal difference divides us, for all is covered by Christ Himself, giving us no ground for controversy or debate.
Praise His Holy Name!
In Christ Jesus
Chris
with the preparation
of the gospel of peace;'
Eph 6:15
Hello there,
The words 'the gospel of peace' within the context of Ephesians 6 have caught my attention, and insist on being considered. Linked with it in my mind are further words from Ephesians 4, and 'The Unity of the Spirit' which we are told to 'Keep':-
'I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord,
beseech you that ye walk worthy
of the vocation wherewith ye are called,
With all lowliness and meekness,
with longsuffering,
forbearing one another in love;
Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit
in the bond of peace.
There is -
.. one body, and
.... one Spirit, even as ye are called in
...... one hope of your calling;
........ One Lord,
.......... one faith,
............ one baptism,
.............. One God and Father of all,
Who is above all, and through all, and in you all.'
(Eph 4:1-6)
This 'bond of peace' I believe to be that peace which The Lord Jesus Christ procured for us, and described in Ephesians 2:14-22:-
For He is our peace, (Christ Jesus our risen and glorified Lord)
Who hath made both one, (Jew and Gentile believers in the church which is the Body of Christ)
and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;
Having abolished in His flesh the enmity,
even the law of commandments contained in ordinances;
for to make in Himself of twain one new man,
so making peace;
And that He might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross,
having slain the enmity thereby:
And came and preached peace to you which were afar off,
and to them that were nigh.
For through Him we both have access
by one Spirit unto the Father.
Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners,
but fellowcitizens with the saints,
and of the household of God;
And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets,
Jesus Christ Himself being the chief corner stone;
In Whom all the building fitly framed together
groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:
In Whom ye also are builded together
for an habitation of God through the Spirit.'
(Eph 2:14-22)
Praise God!
I believe that this is the peace that we are to 'keep', between believers. That is why I believe that in The Church which is The Body of Christ there is simply Christ. There is nothing that the flesh has to perform, for even the one baptism that we are to 'keep' is of the Spirit, and is performed the moment we believe on the Lord Jesus Christ as our Saviour and Lord, when we are identified with Christ in His death and resurrection by the Spirit. This is a spiritual company, where all is of the Spirit, and the flesh is given nothing within which to boast, save in the Lord Jesus Christ Who has performed all that is necessary for our salvation in His own flesh at the cross, God the Father having received His all-sufficient sacrifice, by raising Him from the dead. So we too are raised and seated 'in Christ' at God's right hand, where we await the Lord's 'appearing' in glory, when we too will appear with Him there.
All is in and of Christ, by the Spirit, according to the will of God the Father. Therefore within The Church which is The Body of Christ, there is no division. No doctrinal difference divides us, for all is covered by Christ Himself, giving us no ground for controversy or debate.
Praise His Holy Name!
In Christ Jesus
Chris
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