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accomplished this! It cannot be achieved any other way.
The Bible is sufficient; CHRIST is sufficient for complete
“racial” reconciliation.
– The Great Reconciliation
Ephesians 2:10-22 – The work of reconciliation of
humankind back to GOD, and between each other is a
tremendous accomplishment! Dr. Baucham explains in
order to grasp the magnitude of the reconciliation; we
need to first understand the enormity of the separation.
In Ephesians 2:10, we see that we become HIS
workmanship in HIM, so that we can accomplish HIS
divine purposes. In order to do this, HE had to eliminate
the vast gulf of separation between GOD and
humankind and between each other. We are HIS work.
HE has made us to belong to CHRIST JESUS so we can
work for HIM. HE planned that we should do this.
The Vast Separation
Verses 11 and 12 are very explicit regarding the
separation between GOD and humankind and between
each other. Do not forget that at one time you did not
know GOD. The Jews, who had gone through the
religious act of becoming a Jew by man’s hands, said you
were people who do not know GOD. You were living
without CHRIST then. The Jewish people who belonged to
GOD had nothing to do with you. The promises HE gave
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