Tag: Ephesians 2

• Our Foolish Fragile Fences

  But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility. Ephesians 2:13-14 We all build fences. It is an essential part of…

  Blake

  September 18, 2014

  Church Unity, conflict, Genuine Community, missional

  Bush, cancer, chemo, Christian, church, community, democrat, division, election, Ephesians 2, fences, Gentile, Gore, holy, Jew, otherization, otherize, politics, republican, separate, together, unity

• God is Not Fair

  But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved— and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus… Ephesians 2:4-6 God is not dead.…

  Blake

  September 11, 2014

  missional, The Church’s Influence, the revolution

  behavior, church, dead, death, doomed, Ephesians 2, eternal, fair, faith, God, grace, judge, justice, law, Paul, salvation

• The Barrier-free Church

  Tuesday Re-mix – This is a popular post from last year, updated and resubmitted for your consideration and comments. For he himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility…” Ephesians 2:14 Bob Deffinbaugh, a favorite Bible commentator of mine over at Bible.org, has…

  Blake

  October 20, 2009

  Church Unity, missional, The Church’s Influence

  barriers, Christianity, church, Ephesians 2, peace, tribes, unity