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 Paul's letter to the Ephesians.

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 You may remember last year's love candle,

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! Pop quiz. Who preached it?

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! It was Jake. I looked it up.

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!

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 This morning, but it is a part two for Jake.

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 So, this is the peace candle.

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 And if I were to title this message, it would be this.

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 Christ is peace.

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 Christ makes peace.

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 Christ proclaims peace.

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 That's our structure.

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 So, if you're taking notes, that's the three points of the body of this message.

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 Christ is peace.

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 Christ makes peace.

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 Christ proclaims peace.

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 So, before we get there, what is peace?

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 What do you think of when you think of peace?

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 You may think of world events, wars.

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 You may think of the Big C Church, Universal Church, and peace within it.

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 Or maybe the local church.

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 Or maybe your family.

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 Or maybe inside your marriage and your children.

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 You think of desiring to have a peaceful home, maybe.

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 Maybe you think of the reason we long for peace,

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 and that is because of sin.

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 You may think of peace and sin.

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 It's the reason we all long for peace, whether we know it or not.

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 All these are important and necessary.

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 I don't want to say they're not.

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 But I think there are two categories that would help us think

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 that the text really brings out here of peace.

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 There's two types.

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 I'm going to call them horizontal peace and vertical peace.

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 Horizontal peace could be worldly peace,

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 not worldly in a negative sense,

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 but in a sense that our relationships to one another would be horizontal.

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 It's horizontal peace, having peace with one another.

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 But the second one,

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 and it's more of a biblical sense of peace,

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 I'm going to call vertical peace.

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 It's our vertical relationship with us as a creation,

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 with our creator.

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 That's our vertical peace,

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 or heavenly peace, maybe.

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 And here's one of my points here.

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 One cannot rightly understand horizontal peace with one another

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 unless we understand vertical peace between us and God.

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 And so with worldly peace,

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 let's take those two in turn.

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 With worldly peace or horizontal peace,

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 it's maybe an absence of war,

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 absence of strife,

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 absence of conflict,

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 spouses or your children.

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 It's concerned with peace only between others,

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 and that's why I say horizontal.

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 And at the center of this is man.

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 It's not negative.

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 It just is one aspect of two.

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 And I think we naturally only emphasize this horizontal peace.

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 So in this way,

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 we often, oftentimes,

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 it's the offender who initiates the process of reconciliation

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 with the offended.

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 Meaning, so let's take your children, for example.

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 So one child offends another.

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 No peace.

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 It is out.

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 It's out absolute war in your house between these two children.

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 And you encourage them to,

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 the one who offended,

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 you talk to them and they,

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 you encourage them to initiate the process

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 of reconciling with their sibling,

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 who was the offended.

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 But we will come back to this at the end.

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 And this is actually not how God has dealt with us.

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 Even though that is good and necessary for horizontal peace,

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 it's different for vertical peace,

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 as our text and whole Bible teaches.

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 So before we get to that,

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 pray with me.

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 Father, I ask that you would help me during this time

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 to have clear words

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 that everyone here would hear your word and your truth

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 and not my words.

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 Help the gospel be clear.

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 Help our concept of peace to be more of what you desire

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 and what you have done

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 more than what we do.

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 Help us to keep our eyes on you,

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 especially during this season,

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 that we can look and see true peace with you

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 through your son.

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 Amen.

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 So let's do a little biblical theology of peace here.

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 So heavenly peace.

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 Here at the Old Testament,

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 it teaches that if we were to divide the Old Testament

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 into two parts,

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 it would be law and prophets.

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 Law, a means of making peace with God,

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 was through sacrifice.

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 Through sacrificial law,

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 it was a means of making peace with God.

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 God established that through the first five books

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 of the Old Testament.

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 And it was how to make peace with God.

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 But astute Bible readers would know

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 that Israel, once given to the law,

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 never had actual peace.

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 If you read, you read through kings,

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 like judges and kings.

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 It is an absolute wreck

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 of what the law meant for it to be,

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 to bring peace before God and his people.

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 So the prophets make this clear.

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 There is a change in language

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 that makes what was concealed in the law

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 made it a little more clear in the prophets,

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 in which the New Testament will make completely clear

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 through Christ.

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 But the prophets,

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 there's a need for a redeemer

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 who emerges,

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 who emerges this figure,

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 who will embody peace

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 and bring it to his people.

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 This person will embody peace himself

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 and bring it to his people.

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 So we actually already,

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 we're going to talk about two texts here

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 and we already read together,

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 which is perfect,

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 Isaiah 9, 6 and 7,

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 but listen to it as I read.

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 Isaiah 9, 6 and 7.

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 For to us a child is born,

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 to us a son is given,

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 and the government shall be upon his shoulder

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 and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor,

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 Mighty God, Everlasting Father,

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 Prince of Peace.

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 Of the increase of his government

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 and of peace,

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 there will be no end

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 on the throne of David

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 and over his kingdom

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 to establish it

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 and to uphold it

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 with justice

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 and with righteousness

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 from this time forth

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 and forevermore.

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 The zeal of the Lord of hosts

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 will do this.

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 One more we'll look at

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 is Haggai 2, 9.

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 Haggai 2, 9 says,

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 the later glory of this house

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 shall be greater than the former,

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 says the Lord of hosts.

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 And in this place,

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 I will give peace,

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 declares the Lord of hosts.

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 So this all is driving

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 at the opening of the New Testament.

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 So the Christmas story.

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 So if you,

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 in Luke chapter 1,

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 2,

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 in Zechariah's prophecy,

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 at the very end of Zechariah's prophecy,

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 says,

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 to give light to those

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 who sit in darkness

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 and in the shadow of death,

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 to guide our feet

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 into the way of peace.

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 Harking back to the Old Testament prophecy

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 that we just read.

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 Luke 2,

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 this is the angels

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 to the shepherds.

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 And you all know this.

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 Glory to God in the highest

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 and on earth peace

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 among those with whom

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 he is pleased.

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 On earth peace.

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 And later,

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 Peter in Acts,

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 preaching on the conversion

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 of the Gentiles

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 in Acts chapter 10,

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 Peter says,

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 as for the word

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 that he sent to Israel,

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 preaching good news

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 of peace

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 through Jesus Christ.

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 He is Lord of all.

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 Making it clear

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 that this peace on earth

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 comes through one man

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 and that man is Christ.

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 Now,

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 this earthly,

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 or this heavenly,

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 this vertical peace

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 is concerned with,

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 like I said,

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 creator and his creation.

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 That's why I say vertical.

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 And at the center of this

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 is God.

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 It is Christ.

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 One cannot rightly understand

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 horizontal peace

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 unless we understand

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 the vertical peace

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 displayed through Christ's

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 sacrificial death

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 on the cross.

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 So,

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 for that long intro,

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 please turn with me

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 or look down

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 in your copy of God's word

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 to Paul

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 writing to

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 the church of Ephesus

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 in chapter 2.

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 And I will read

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 11 and 12,

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 but our main text

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 will be 13 through 18.

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 So,

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 verse 11.

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 Therefore,

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 remember that at one time,

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 or we could say formerly,

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 you were Gentiles

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 in the flesh,

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 called the uncircumcision

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 by what is called

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 the circumcision,

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 which is made

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 in the flesh by hands.

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 Remember

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 that you were

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 at that time

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 separated from Christ,

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 alienated from

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 the commonwealth

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 of Israel

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 and strangers

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 to the covenants

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 of promise,

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 having no hope

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 and without God

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 in the world.

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 And here's our text.

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 But now,

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 but now in Christ Jesus,

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 you who were,

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 once were,

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 we could say formerly,

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 far off,

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 have been brought near

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 by the blood

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 of Christ.

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 For he himself

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 is our peace,

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 who has made us

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 both one

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 and has broken down

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 in his flesh

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 the dividing wall

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 of hostility.

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 By abolishing

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 the law of commandments

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 expressed in ordinances,

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 that he might create

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 in himself

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 one new man

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 in place of the two,

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 so making peace,

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 and might reconcile

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 us both to God

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 in one body

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 through the cross,

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 thereby killing

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 the hostility.

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 And he came

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 and preached peace

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 to you

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 who were far off,

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 and peace

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 to those

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 who were near.

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 For through him

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 we both

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 have access

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 in one spirit

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 to the Father.

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 Before we jump in

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 too deeply,

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 let's look at this

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 from above.

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 So if we're thinking

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 about structure

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 and how Paul

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 is structuring

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 his argument,

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 it would help us

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 to understand

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 his message

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 more deeply.

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 So if you've ever

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 been,

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 if you're a guy

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 and been to our

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 Sunday evening

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 times of prayer,

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 we have a Bible study.

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 I always ask

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 two questions

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 of a text,

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 and are there

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 any repeated words,

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 and are there

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 any contrasts?

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 And it helps us

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 to look at a text

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 more deeply.

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 So if we ask,

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 what are the contrasts?

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 Paul loves

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 his contrasting.

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 There are many.

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 So just,

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 I'm going to list off

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 some that you may

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 have already

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 picked up on.

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 There's the far off

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 to the near.

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 There's the peace

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 to the hostility.

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 There's both

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 into one.

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 And then there's

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 one new man,

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 and we could say

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 two men.

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 And there's

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 reconcile,

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 and there's

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 the cross.

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 All these contrasts

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 helps us understand

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 the structure here.

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 Are there any

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 repeated words?

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 Do you see

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 any repeated words?

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 There's actually

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 a couple.

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 Only,

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 I'll just point out

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 two here.

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 There are three.

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 There's actually,

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 before we deep dive

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 into the repeated words,

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 there's a Trinitarian

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 formula here.

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 I wonder if you

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 caught it here.

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 The Trinity

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 is clear

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 in this text,

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 actually,

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 if we think about

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 are there any

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 repeated words.

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 So the repeated word

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 I'm going to

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 give your attention

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 to is both

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 in one.

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 That both

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 in one

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 is repeated

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 three times

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 in connection

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 with one person

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 of the Trinity.

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 So both

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 in one.

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 So if you look

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 at verse 14,

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 it's the Son.

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 So verse 14,

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 He Himself

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 is our peace.

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 He has made

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 us both

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 one

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 and has broken

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 down in His flesh

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 the dividing wall

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 of hostility.

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 Who is He Himself?

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 Who has made?

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 It is Christ,

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 the Son.

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 In verse 16,

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 it's the Father.

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 Notice,

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 He might reconcile us

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 both to God

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 in one body.

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 Who?

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 God.

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 To God.

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 And then

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 the Holy Spirit

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 in verse 18,

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 at the very last.

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 For through Him

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 we both

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 have access

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 in one Spirit

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 to the Father.

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 In one Spirit,

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 the Holy Spirit.

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 There's a Trinitarian

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 shape to this text

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 as well.

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 Other words

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 repeated?

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 Obviously,

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 there's peace.

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 So,

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 Christ is our peace

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 in 14.

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 Christ made peace

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 in 15.

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 17,

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 Christ proclaimed

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 peace.

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 So I'm going to say

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 at the center of this

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 is the last part

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 of verse 15.

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 So making peace.

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 peace.

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 So,

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 there are two,

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 for our structure,

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 if the center

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 is so making peace,

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 if there's three times

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 He's using the word peace,

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 I'm going to take

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 so making peace

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 the middle.

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 The first

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 and the last part,

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 I hope you probably

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 thought about this,

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 it's mirrored image.

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 The first

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 corresponds to the last

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 and vice versa.

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 And it's

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 based on

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 the far

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 and near

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 imagery.

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 So,

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 verse 13,

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 you who once

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 were far off

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 have been brought

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 near.

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 That's verse 13

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 in the beginning.

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 But,

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 last,

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 verse 17,

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 you who were

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 far off,

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 you were

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 near.

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 They're mirrored.

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 And so,

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 in the middle

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 is making peace.

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 Christ

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 making peace.

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 And the far

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 is being brought

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 near.

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 And that's

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 what,

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 that's the connection.

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 Christ

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 is peace.

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 Christ

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 makes peace.

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 Christ

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 proclaims

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 peace.

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 So,

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 for our first point,

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 verses 13

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 and 14,

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 Christ

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 is

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 peace.

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 So,

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 look with me,

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 verse 13.

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 But,

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 now,

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 in Christ

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 Jesus,

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 you

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 once,

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 we'd say

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 formerly,

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 were far off,

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 have been brought

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 or moved

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 near

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 by the blood

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 of Christ.

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 Those who

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 are far

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 away,

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 that is

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 another word

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 for saying

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 Gentiles.

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 Gentiles,

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 and we can see

00:16:16.820 --> 00:16:17.659
 that in verse 11

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 above,

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 that we just read.

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 Those who are

00:16:19.879 --> 00:16:20.620
 far away,

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 but have been

00:16:22.460 --> 00:16:23.600
 brought near,

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 this figurative

00:16:24.440 --> 00:16:25.080
 moving,

00:16:25.500 --> 00:16:26.720
 brought near

00:16:26.720 --> 00:16:29.420
 by the blood

00:16:29.420 --> 00:16:30.259
 of Christ.

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 Now,

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 if we think

00:16:31.860 --> 00:16:32.800
 about the Gentiles

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 and those

00:16:33.440 --> 00:16:33.899
 who are far

00:16:33.899 --> 00:16:34.220
 away,

00:16:34.340 --> 00:16:36.019
 being moved

00:16:36.019 --> 00:16:36.540
 near,

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 this is already

00:16:38.100 --> 00:16:38.800
 pointing to,

00:16:39.000 --> 00:16:39.740
 after our text,

00:16:39.860 --> 00:16:40.700
 in verse 19,

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 this,

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 using the temple

00:16:42.379 --> 00:16:43.259
 language for the

00:16:43.259 --> 00:16:44.100
 people of God,

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 from 19 to the

00:16:45.399 --> 00:16:46.060
 end of the chapter.

00:16:47.060 --> 00:16:47.220
 And,

00:16:47.360 --> 00:16:47.860
 if you think,

00:16:47.980 --> 00:16:48.840
 what is the temple?

00:16:49.220 --> 00:16:49.759
 The temple is

00:16:49.759 --> 00:16:51.139
 where God

00:16:51.139 --> 00:16:52.300
 dwells.

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 God dwells

00:16:53.700 --> 00:16:55.000
 with his people

00:16:55.000 --> 00:16:55.759
 in the temple.

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 And,

00:16:56.679 --> 00:16:58.179
 Paul is

00:16:58.179 --> 00:16:59.240
 referencing

00:16:59.240 --> 00:17:00.700
 that relationship

00:17:00.700 --> 00:17:02.080
 from the far

00:17:02.080 --> 00:17:02.659
 away

00:17:02.659 --> 00:17:03.879
 to the near,

00:17:04.599 --> 00:17:05.180
 because what's

00:17:05.180 --> 00:17:05.759
 nearest is

00:17:05.759 --> 00:17:07.240
 God dwelling

00:17:07.240 --> 00:17:07.839
 with his people.

00:17:08.140 --> 00:17:08.220
 And,

00:17:08.299 --> 00:17:08.920
 that's why he uses

00:17:08.920 --> 00:17:09.359
 the temple

00:17:09.359 --> 00:17:09.839
 language

00:17:09.839 --> 00:17:11.140
 after our text,

00:17:11.220 --> 00:17:12.140
 from 19 to the

00:17:12.140 --> 00:17:12.720
 end of the

00:17:12.720 --> 00:17:13.059
 chapter.

00:17:14.420 --> 00:17:14.680
 And,

00:17:14.720 --> 00:17:15.379
 to make it clear

00:17:15.379 --> 00:17:16.740
 how this happens,

00:17:17.960 --> 00:17:18.539
 Paul writes,

00:17:18.799 --> 00:17:20.039
 by the blood

00:17:20.039 --> 00:17:21.660
 of Christ.

00:17:22.640 --> 00:17:23.379
 It's the means

00:17:23.379 --> 00:17:23.920
 by which

00:17:23.920 --> 00:17:25.200
 those who are

00:17:25.200 --> 00:17:25.680
 far off,

00:17:25.759 --> 00:17:26.220
 have been

00:17:26.220 --> 00:17:27.480
 brought near.

00:17:28.119 --> 00:17:28.740
 It's the means

00:17:28.740 --> 00:17:29.180
 by which,

00:17:30.119 --> 00:17:31.259
 far off to near

00:17:31.259 --> 00:17:32.140
 by the blood

00:17:32.140 --> 00:17:33.579
 of Christ.

00:17:34.740 --> 00:17:35.220
 Verse 14,

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 for he himself

00:17:37.279 --> 00:17:38.180
 is our

00:17:38.180 --> 00:17:38.799
 peace,

00:17:39.400 --> 00:17:40.619
 who has made

00:17:40.619 --> 00:17:41.319
 us both

00:17:41.319 --> 00:17:42.099
 one,

00:17:42.680 --> 00:17:43.480
 and has broken

00:17:43.480 --> 00:17:44.440
 down in his

00:17:44.440 --> 00:17:45.579
 flesh the dividing

00:17:45.579 --> 00:17:47.039
 wall of

00:17:47.039 --> 00:17:47.819
 hostility.

00:17:48.359 --> 00:17:49.579
 That last part,

00:17:50.240 --> 00:17:50.839
 and has broken

00:17:50.839 --> 00:17:51.660
 down in his flesh

00:17:51.660 --> 00:17:52.180
 the dividing

00:17:52.180 --> 00:17:52.980
 wall of hostility.

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 If we were

00:17:53.519 --> 00:17:53.839
 going to be a

00:17:53.839 --> 00:17:54.140
 little more

00:17:54.140 --> 00:17:55.039
 literalistic,

00:17:55.140 --> 00:17:55.740
 we could render

00:17:55.740 --> 00:17:56.160
 it something

00:17:56.160 --> 00:17:56.440
 like,

00:17:57.160 --> 00:17:57.900
 and destroy

00:17:57.900 --> 00:17:58.680
 the fence

00:17:58.680 --> 00:17:59.400
 or barrier

00:17:59.400 --> 00:18:00.660
 that divides.

00:18:00.779 --> 00:18:01.180
 That is,

00:18:01.819 --> 00:18:02.680
 the hostility

00:18:02.680 --> 00:18:03.980
 in his

00:18:03.980 --> 00:18:04.519
 flesh.

00:18:07.339 --> 00:18:07.759
 So,

00:18:07.880 --> 00:18:08.420
 when we see,

00:18:08.839 --> 00:18:09.819
 for he himself

00:18:09.819 --> 00:18:10.640
 is our peace,

00:18:10.759 --> 00:18:11.920
 Christ himself

00:18:11.920 --> 00:18:13.240
 is our peace.

00:18:13.400 --> 00:18:13.900
 When you see

00:18:13.900 --> 00:18:14.920
 is in scripture,

00:18:15.039 --> 00:18:15.360
 you can put

00:18:15.360 --> 00:18:16.339
 an equal sign.

00:18:16.700 --> 00:18:16.819
 So,

00:18:17.440 --> 00:18:18.500
 peace equals

00:18:18.500 --> 00:18:19.079
 Christ.

00:18:19.079 --> 00:18:19.159
 Christ.

00:18:20.039 --> 00:18:20.679
 That is the

00:18:20.679 --> 00:18:21.740
 vertical peace.

00:18:23.839 --> 00:18:24.099
 And this

00:18:24.099 --> 00:18:25.359
 is the first

00:18:25.359 --> 00:18:26.000
 of the two

00:18:26.000 --> 00:18:26.819
 into one

00:18:26.819 --> 00:18:27.419
 concept of

00:18:27.419 --> 00:18:28.000
 the Trinitarian

00:18:28.000 --> 00:18:28.839
 formula.

00:18:29.279 --> 00:18:29.939
 Who is making

00:18:29.939 --> 00:18:30.599
 both into one?

00:18:30.759 --> 00:18:31.199
 Christ,

00:18:31.460 --> 00:18:31.799
 the Son.

00:18:32.159 --> 00:18:32.299
 Which,

00:18:32.419 --> 00:18:33.480
 this formula,

00:18:33.679 --> 00:18:33.980
 if you are

00:18:33.980 --> 00:18:34.519
 astute,

00:18:34.980 --> 00:18:35.339
 you will know

00:18:35.339 --> 00:18:35.859
 he does it

00:18:35.859 --> 00:18:36.939
 twice for the

00:18:36.939 --> 00:18:37.139
 Son.

00:18:37.779 --> 00:18:38.399
 Only once for

00:18:38.399 --> 00:18:38.740
 the Father,

00:18:38.919 --> 00:18:39.319
 once for the

00:18:39.319 --> 00:18:39.720
 Holy Spirit.

00:18:41.379 --> 00:18:41.960
 But who is

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 both?

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 Who is the

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 two?

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 Who is the,

00:18:45.899 --> 00:18:46.319
 we could say

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 it is both

00:18:46.779 --> 00:18:47.399
 groups.

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 It is Gentiles

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 and Israel.

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 Two groups.

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 Gentiles and

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 Israel.

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 We can see

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 this in verse

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 11 with

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 Gentiles,

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 verse 12

00:18:58.280 --> 00:18:59.000
 with Israel.

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 It is not

00:19:00.000 --> 00:19:00.980
 as if Gentiles

00:19:00.980 --> 00:19:01.519
 are against

00:19:01.519 --> 00:19:02.320
 Israel,

00:19:02.480 --> 00:19:02.900
 or Israel

00:19:02.900 --> 00:19:03.360
 is against

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 Gentiles.

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 It is not

00:19:04.420 --> 00:19:04.780
 that.

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 They are not

00:19:05.460 --> 00:19:06.080
 opposed to

00:19:06.080 --> 00:19:06.340
 each other.

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 What he is

00:19:07.180 --> 00:19:07.960
 bringing together

00:19:07.960 --> 00:19:08.920
 is it is not

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 against each

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 other,

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 but both

00:19:10.780 --> 00:19:11.400
 have been

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 hostile to

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 God.

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 They have

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 the same

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 problem.

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 That is the

00:19:15.900 --> 00:19:16.600
 connection between

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 the two

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 groups,

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 but into

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 one,

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 and there is

00:19:20.299 --> 00:19:21.839
 one solution

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 to their

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 problem.

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 They have a

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 sin problem,

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 both,

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 but now

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 there is

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 one solution.

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 And thus,

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 the two

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 becoming one

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 by the

00:19:34.159 --> 00:19:35.279
 blood of

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 Christ.

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 Both groups

00:19:36.319 --> 00:19:37.000
 into one

00:19:37.000 --> 00:19:37.459
 by the

00:19:37.459 --> 00:19:38.699
 blood of

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 Christ.

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 And hostility,

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 it is not

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 with those

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 two groups,

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 it is with

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 God,

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 the vertical.

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 So,

00:19:46.900 --> 00:19:47.660
 Christ is

00:19:47.660 --> 00:19:48.059
 peace,

00:19:48.759 --> 00:19:49.740
 Christ makes

00:19:49.740 --> 00:19:50.200
 peace.

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 Journal of

00:19:51.920 --> 00:19:52.059
 me,

00:19:52.820 --> 00:19:53.320
 15,

00:19:53.840 --> 00:19:54.620
 verse 15,

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 Christ makes

00:19:56.400 --> 00:19:56.960
 peace.

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 By abolishing

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 the law of

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 commandments

00:20:01.080 --> 00:20:02.059
 expressed in

00:20:02.059 --> 00:20:02.600
 ordinances,

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 that he might

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 create in

00:20:05.860 --> 00:20:07.059
 himself one

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 new man in

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 place of the

00:20:09.039 --> 00:20:09.400
 two,

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 so making

00:20:11.900 --> 00:20:12.880
 peace.

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 So making

00:20:14.340 --> 00:20:14.620
 peace.

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 This is the

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 center of

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 the text

00:20:15.900 --> 00:20:16.140
 here.

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 This

00:20:18.700 --> 00:20:19.420
 abolishing

00:20:19.420 --> 00:20:20.540
 word we

00:20:20.540 --> 00:20:22.120
 should pause

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 on.

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 It could

00:20:22.700 --> 00:20:23.660
 be something

00:20:23.660 --> 00:20:24.660
 like nullifying,

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 but it's

00:20:25.240 --> 00:20:26.500
 also using

00:20:26.500 --> 00:20:26.940
 up,

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 invalidating,

00:20:29.440 --> 00:20:30.220
 setting aside,

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 setting free.

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 There's a lot

00:20:32.540 --> 00:20:32.980
 of nuance

00:20:32.980 --> 00:20:33.600
 here, but

00:20:33.600 --> 00:20:34.240
 abolishing,

00:20:35.180 --> 00:20:35.680
 nullifying.

00:20:35.860 --> 00:20:36.140
 I don't want

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 you to get

00:20:36.360 --> 00:20:37.519
 this confused

00:20:37.519 --> 00:20:39.300
 with in

00:20:39.300 --> 00:20:39.960
 Matthew chapter

00:20:39.960 --> 00:20:40.620
 five when

00:20:40.620 --> 00:20:41.120
 Jesus says,

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 do not think

00:20:41.799 --> 00:20:42.099
 that I have

00:20:42.099 --> 00:20:42.440
 come to

00:20:42.440 --> 00:20:43.139
 abolish the

00:20:43.139 --> 00:20:43.559
 law of the

00:20:43.559 --> 00:20:43.859
 prophets,

00:20:43.980 --> 00:20:44.259
 but to

00:20:44.259 --> 00:20:44.799
 fulfill them.

00:20:44.859 --> 00:20:45.119
 That's a

00:20:45.119 --> 00:20:45.599
 different word.

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 So that's

00:20:47.039 --> 00:20:47.500
 why I

00:20:47.500 --> 00:20:48.099
 probably think

00:20:48.099 --> 00:20:49.119
 that nullifying

00:20:49.119 --> 00:20:50.539
 is a better

00:20:50.539 --> 00:20:51.039
 word there,

00:20:51.259 --> 00:20:51.759
 but think of

00:20:51.759 --> 00:20:52.000
 that.

00:20:53.519 --> 00:20:53.960
 Also,

00:20:54.720 --> 00:20:55.339
 with

00:20:55.339 --> 00:20:57.180
 expressed in

00:20:57.180 --> 00:20:57.819
 ordinances,

00:20:58.180 --> 00:20:59.639
 it's decrees,

00:20:59.940 --> 00:21:00.419
 or this is

00:21:00.419 --> 00:21:01.059
 where we get

00:21:01.059 --> 00:21:01.539
 our word for

00:21:01.539 --> 00:21:02.079
 dogma,

00:21:02.460 --> 00:21:02.899
 or for

00:21:02.899 --> 00:21:03.460
 doctrine,

00:21:03.659 --> 00:21:04.019
 dogma,

00:21:04.159 --> 00:21:04.519
 doctrine,

00:21:05.359 --> 00:21:05.700
 that's where

00:21:05.700 --> 00:21:06.019
 we get our

00:21:06.019 --> 00:21:06.279
 word.

00:21:06.619 --> 00:21:06.859
 It's a

00:21:06.859 --> 00:21:08.099
 formulized set

00:21:08.099 --> 00:21:09.259
 of rules,

00:21:09.639 --> 00:21:10.079
 and Paul

00:21:10.079 --> 00:21:11.279
 probably is

00:21:11.279 --> 00:21:11.599
 thinking,

00:21:11.799 --> 00:21:13.019
 so should

00:21:13.019 --> 00:21:13.259
 we,

00:21:13.639 --> 00:21:14.180
 from Romans

00:21:14.180 --> 00:21:14.720
 7,

00:21:14.720 --> 00:21:15.200
 4,

00:21:15.359 --> 00:21:15.720
 this is

00:21:15.720 --> 00:21:16.079
 similar,

00:21:16.639 --> 00:21:17.079
 maybe give

00:21:17.079 --> 00:21:17.440
 light to

00:21:17.440 --> 00:21:17.639
 this,

00:21:17.720 --> 00:21:17.919
 what he

00:21:17.919 --> 00:21:18.339
 means here.

00:21:18.759 --> 00:21:19.379
 Romans 7,

00:21:19.519 --> 00:21:19.779
 4,

00:21:19.859 --> 00:21:20.259
 it reads,

00:21:20.779 --> 00:21:21.319
 you also

00:21:21.319 --> 00:21:22.200
 have died

00:21:22.200 --> 00:21:22.720
 to the

00:21:22.720 --> 00:21:23.639
 law through

00:21:23.639 --> 00:21:24.319
 the body

00:21:24.319 --> 00:21:24.859
 of Christ,

00:21:25.139 --> 00:21:26.139
 so that

00:21:26.139 --> 00:21:26.519
 you may

00:21:26.519 --> 00:21:27.299
 belong to

00:21:27.299 --> 00:21:27.759
 another,

00:21:28.220 --> 00:21:28.779
 to him

00:21:28.779 --> 00:21:29.220
 who has

00:21:29.220 --> 00:21:30.019
 been raised

00:21:30.019 --> 00:21:30.740
 from the

00:21:30.740 --> 00:21:30.980
 dead,

00:21:31.619 --> 00:21:32.079
 in order

00:21:32.079 --> 00:21:32.599
 that we

00:21:32.599 --> 00:21:33.159
 may bear

00:21:33.159 --> 00:21:34.659
 fruit for

00:21:34.659 --> 00:21:35.000
 God.

00:21:35.000 --> 00:21:35.559
 I think

00:21:35.559 --> 00:21:35.779
 he's

00:21:35.779 --> 00:21:36.259
 having

00:21:36.259 --> 00:21:36.500
 those

00:21:36.500 --> 00:21:36.759
 same

00:21:36.759 --> 00:21:37.079
 points

00:21:37.079 --> 00:21:37.319
 here.

00:21:38.200 --> 00:21:38.519
 Notice

00:21:38.519 --> 00:21:38.519


00:22:05.000 --> 00:22:06.079
 two men

00:22:06.079 --> 00:22:06.380
 into

00:22:06.380 --> 00:22:06.839
 one

00:22:06.839 --> 00:22:07.599
 new

00:22:07.599 --> 00:22:07.839
 man.

00:22:08.940 --> 00:22:09.019
 Verse

00:22:09.019 --> 00:22:09.460
 16,

00:22:10.460 --> 00:22:10.880
 and might

00:22:10.880 --> 00:22:11.420
 reconcile

00:22:11.420 --> 00:22:12.460
 us both

00:22:12.460 --> 00:22:13.599
 to God

00:22:13.599 --> 00:22:14.180
 in one

00:22:14.180 --> 00:22:14.579
 body

00:22:14.579 --> 00:22:15.180
 through

00:22:15.180 --> 00:22:15.660
 the

00:22:15.660 --> 00:22:16.240
 cross,

00:22:16.940 --> 00:22:17.380
 thereby

00:22:17.380 --> 00:22:18.099
 killing

00:22:18.099 --> 00:22:18.440
 the

00:22:18.440 --> 00:22:19.240
 hostility.

00:22:20.039 --> 00:22:20.259
 You could

00:22:20.259 --> 00:22:20.519
 say,

00:22:21.700 --> 00:22:22.099
 and might

00:22:22.099 --> 00:22:22.920
 reconcile

00:22:22.920 --> 00:22:24.240
 us both

00:22:24.240 --> 00:22:24.759
 together

00:22:24.759 --> 00:22:25.539
 into one

00:22:25.539 --> 00:22:25.920
 body

00:22:25.920 --> 00:22:26.480
 to God

00:22:26.480 --> 00:22:27.819
 through

00:22:27.819 --> 00:22:28.039
 the

00:22:28.039 --> 00:22:28.380
 cross,

00:22:29.079 --> 00:22:29.579
 putting

00:22:29.579 --> 00:22:30.099
 to death

00:22:30.099 --> 00:22:30.480
 the

00:22:30.480 --> 00:22:31.220
 enmity

00:22:31.220 --> 00:22:32.019
 through

00:22:32.019 --> 00:22:32.299
 it.

00:22:32.299 --> 00:22:33.500
 A little

00:22:33.500 --> 00:22:33.740
 more

00:22:33.740 --> 00:22:34.539
 literalistic

00:22:34.539 --> 00:22:34.799
 there.

00:22:35.619 --> 00:22:35.980
 This is

00:22:35.980 --> 00:22:36.500
 a second

00:22:36.500 --> 00:22:36.980
 Trinitarian

00:22:36.980 --> 00:22:37.339
 formula

00:22:37.339 --> 00:22:37.579
 here,

00:22:37.680 --> 00:22:38.139
 God the

00:22:38.139 --> 00:22:38.460
 Father

00:22:38.460 --> 00:22:39.099
 here,

00:22:39.960 --> 00:22:40.339
 two

00:22:40.339 --> 00:22:40.559
 into

00:22:40.559 --> 00:22:40.940
 one.

00:22:42.819 --> 00:22:43.039
 And

00:22:43.039 --> 00:22:43.259
 this is

00:22:43.259 --> 00:22:44.200
 the means

00:22:44.200 --> 00:22:44.960
 by the

00:22:44.960 --> 00:22:45.379
 cross,

00:22:45.619 --> 00:22:46.700
 in him,

00:22:47.200 --> 00:22:47.859
 through

00:22:47.859 --> 00:22:48.819
 the cross

00:22:48.819 --> 00:22:49.180
 is the

00:22:49.180 --> 00:22:50.099
 means by

00:22:50.099 --> 00:22:50.720
 which there

00:22:50.720 --> 00:22:51.480
 is vertical

00:22:51.480 --> 00:22:51.879
 peace.

00:22:53.619 --> 00:22:54.220
 He's

00:22:54.220 --> 00:22:54.839
 hammering

00:22:54.839 --> 00:22:55.279
 it over

00:22:55.279 --> 00:22:55.599
 and over

00:22:55.599 --> 00:22:55.839
 and over

00:22:55.839 --> 00:22:56.099
 again.

00:22:57.200 --> 00:22:57.720
 And this

00:22:57.720 --> 00:22:57.899
 is the

00:22:57.899 --> 00:22:58.159
 purpose,

00:22:58.279 --> 00:22:58.740
 the killing

00:22:58.740 --> 00:22:59.099
 of the

00:22:59.099 --> 00:22:59.740
 hostility.

00:23:00.500 --> 00:23:00.779
 Notice

00:23:00.779 --> 00:23:01.480
 the hostility

00:23:01.480 --> 00:23:02.039
 is

00:23:02.039 --> 00:23:03.639
 the first

00:23:03.639 --> 00:23:03.859
 part of

00:23:03.859 --> 00:23:04.240
 that verse

00:23:04.240 --> 00:23:05.319
 is reconcile

00:23:05.319 --> 00:23:06.399
 us both

00:23:06.399 --> 00:23:07.000
 and thereby

00:23:07.000 --> 00:23:08.059
 killing the

00:23:08.059 --> 00:23:08.639
 hostility.

00:23:09.399 --> 00:23:09.779
 The answer

00:23:09.779 --> 00:23:10.099
 to the

00:23:10.099 --> 00:23:10.539
 hostility

00:23:10.539 --> 00:23:11.019
 is the

00:23:11.019 --> 00:23:12.200
 reconciling.

00:23:13.559 --> 00:23:14.619
 And he

00:23:14.619 --> 00:23:15.099
 moves on.

00:23:15.359 --> 00:23:16.220
 So Christ

00:23:16.220 --> 00:23:17.059
 is peace,

00:23:17.180 --> 00:23:17.480
 Christ

00:23:17.480 --> 00:23:17.879
 makes

00:23:17.879 --> 00:23:18.440
 peace,

00:23:20.119 --> 00:23:23.039
 Christ

00:23:23.039 --> 00:23:24.159
 proclaims

00:23:24.159 --> 00:23:24.579
 peace.

00:23:26.399 --> 00:23:27.440
 Verse 17,

00:23:27.740 --> 00:23:28.220
 read with me.

00:23:29.099 --> 00:23:29.519
 And he

00:23:29.519 --> 00:23:30.599
 came and

00:23:30.599 --> 00:23:31.119
 preached

00:23:31.119 --> 00:23:32.119
 peace.

00:23:32.119 --> 00:23:32.379
 He

00:23:32.379 --> 00:23:32.979
 proclaimed

00:23:32.979 --> 00:23:34.939
 peace to

00:23:34.939 --> 00:23:35.500
 you who

00:23:35.500 --> 00:23:36.019
 were far

00:23:36.019 --> 00:23:37.059
 off and

00:23:37.059 --> 00:23:37.739
 peace to

00:23:37.739 --> 00:23:38.579
 those who

00:23:38.579 --> 00:23:39.119
 were near.

00:23:40.459 --> 00:23:40.939
 Notice

00:23:40.939 --> 00:23:41.659
 there is a

00:23:41.659 --> 00:23:42.359
 Christmas text

00:23:42.359 --> 00:23:42.719
 here.

00:23:43.239 --> 00:23:44.339
 It is the

00:23:44.339 --> 00:23:44.919
 incarnation.

00:23:46.199 --> 00:23:47.399
 He came,

00:23:47.859 --> 00:23:48.819
 he came,

00:23:49.199 --> 00:23:49.819
 he preached

00:23:49.819 --> 00:23:51.219
 peace.

00:23:52.039 --> 00:23:52.759
 So Christ

00:23:52.759 --> 00:23:53.659
 came,

00:23:53.739 --> 00:23:54.019
 it's the

00:23:54.019 --> 00:23:54.579
 incarnation.

00:23:55.219 --> 00:23:55.579
 He took

00:23:55.579 --> 00:23:55.979
 on flesh

00:23:55.979 --> 00:23:56.419
 and dwelt

00:23:56.419 --> 00:23:57.079
 among us.

00:23:57.799 --> 00:23:58.119
 It should

00:23:58.119 --> 00:23:59.279
 be resonating

00:23:59.279 --> 00:23:59.519
 in your

00:23:59.519 --> 00:23:59.980
 mind here.

00:24:00.319 --> 00:24:00.779
 Christ's

00:24:00.779 --> 00:24:02.019
 death is

00:24:02.019 --> 00:24:02.960
 above,

00:24:03.059 --> 00:24:03.399
 we just

00:24:03.399 --> 00:24:03.920
 read,

00:24:04.059 --> 00:24:04.339
 so it's

00:24:04.339 --> 00:24:05.059
 Christ's

00:24:05.059 --> 00:24:05.399
 death,

00:24:06.160 --> 00:24:06.940
 Christ's

00:24:06.940 --> 00:24:07.740
 birth here,

00:24:08.139 --> 00:24:09.399
 and Christ's

00:24:09.399 --> 00:24:10.180
 message of

00:24:10.180 --> 00:24:10.480
 preaching

00:24:10.480 --> 00:24:11.519
 peace.

00:24:12.680 --> 00:24:13.839
 It's as if

00:24:13.839 --> 00:24:14.259
 Paul is

00:24:14.259 --> 00:24:14.819
 writing his

00:24:14.819 --> 00:24:15.379
 entire,

00:24:15.759 --> 00:24:16.639
 Jesus'

00:24:16.899 --> 00:24:18.200
 entire story

00:24:18.200 --> 00:24:18.839
 here in

00:24:18.839 --> 00:24:19.420
 these words.

00:24:20.240 --> 00:24:21.779
 He died,

00:24:22.039 --> 00:24:22.720
 he came,

00:24:22.940 --> 00:24:23.519
 he preached

00:24:23.519 --> 00:24:24.740
 peace.

00:24:24.740 --> 00:24:24.880
 peace.

00:24:27.000 --> 00:24:27.720
 And this

00:24:27.720 --> 00:24:28.440
 is a

00:24:28.440 --> 00:24:28.980
 call to

00:24:28.980 --> 00:24:29.880
 preach this

00:24:29.880 --> 00:24:30.599
 good news.

00:24:30.720 --> 00:24:30.960
 Don't let

00:24:30.960 --> 00:24:31.579
 this slip

00:24:31.579 --> 00:24:32.259
 by here.

00:24:32.900 --> 00:24:33.220
 Especially

00:24:33.220 --> 00:24:33.759
 during this

00:24:33.759 --> 00:24:34.099
 season,

00:24:34.420 --> 00:24:35.339
 this

00:24:35.339 --> 00:24:36.579
 incarnation,

00:24:36.859 --> 00:24:37.240
 thinking about

00:24:37.240 --> 00:24:37.759
 the incarnation,

00:24:38.880 --> 00:24:40.240
 this is the

00:24:40.240 --> 00:24:41.160
 Christmas season

00:24:41.160 --> 00:24:41.759
 that we

00:24:41.759 --> 00:24:42.339
 especially

00:24:42.339 --> 00:24:43.019
 remember

00:24:43.019 --> 00:24:44.079
 Christ and

00:24:44.079 --> 00:24:44.640
 his coming

00:24:44.640 --> 00:24:46.579
 into the

00:24:46.579 --> 00:24:47.380
 world on

00:24:47.380 --> 00:24:47.920
 our behalf

00:24:47.920 --> 00:24:49.900
 and looking

00:24:49.900 --> 00:24:50.339
 to his

00:24:50.339 --> 00:24:50.720
 cross.

00:24:51.880 --> 00:24:52.440
 He came,

00:24:52.660 --> 00:24:53.200
 but also,

00:24:53.559 --> 00:24:53.740
 look,

00:24:53.740 --> 00:24:54.200
 and he

00:24:54.200 --> 00:24:54.799
 came and

00:24:54.799 --> 00:24:55.359
 preached

00:24:55.359 --> 00:24:55.819
 peace.

00:24:56.019 --> 00:24:57.059
 Don't let

00:24:57.059 --> 00:24:58.559
 the proclaiming

00:24:58.559 --> 00:24:59.660
 peace slip

00:24:59.660 --> 00:24:59.980
 by.

00:25:00.539 --> 00:25:01.240
 During this

00:25:01.240 --> 00:25:02.640
 season

00:25:02.640 --> 00:25:03.279
 especially,

00:25:04.299 --> 00:25:05.400
 if you're

00:25:05.400 --> 00:25:05.839
 in Christ,

00:25:05.940 --> 00:25:06.319
 I encourage

00:25:06.319 --> 00:25:07.299
 you to pray

00:25:07.299 --> 00:25:08.319
 for opportunities

00:25:08.319 --> 00:25:09.240
 for this,

00:25:09.940 --> 00:25:10.759
 for speaking

00:25:10.759 --> 00:25:11.839
 this truth

00:25:11.839 --> 00:25:12.480
 of peace

00:25:12.480 --> 00:25:13.500
 by the

00:25:13.500 --> 00:25:14.000
 blood of

00:25:14.000 --> 00:25:14.880
 the cross,

00:25:15.380 --> 00:25:15.599
 by the

00:25:15.599 --> 00:25:16.140
 blood of

00:25:16.140 --> 00:25:16.579
 Christ,

00:25:17.259 --> 00:25:18.700
 to speak

00:25:18.700 --> 00:25:19.599
 this truth

00:25:19.599 --> 00:25:20.559
 and love

00:25:20.559 --> 00:25:21.380
 with all

00:25:21.380 --> 00:25:22.099
 the many

00:25:22.099 --> 00:25:23.339
 random

00:25:23.339 --> 00:25:24.159
 family members

00:25:24.159 --> 00:25:24.659
 and friends

00:25:24.659 --> 00:25:24.959
 you will

00:25:24.959 --> 00:25:25.599
 see in

00:25:25.599 --> 00:25:25.980
 the next

00:25:25.980 --> 00:25:26.980
 couple of

00:25:26.980 --> 00:25:27.240
 days.

00:25:28.199 --> 00:25:29.879
 Pray for

00:25:29.879 --> 00:25:30.679
 specific

00:25:30.679 --> 00:25:31.379
 opportunities.

00:25:31.559 --> 00:25:31.799
 That's a

00:25:31.799 --> 00:25:32.159
 dangerous

00:25:32.159 --> 00:25:32.539
 prayer,

00:25:33.139 --> 00:25:33.439
 but I

00:25:33.439 --> 00:25:34.139
 encourage you

00:25:34.139 --> 00:25:36.139
 to ask

00:25:36.139 --> 00:25:36.539
 the Lord

00:25:36.539 --> 00:25:37.439
 for specific

00:25:37.439 --> 00:25:38.079
 opportunities

00:25:38.079 --> 00:25:39.240
 for those

00:25:39.240 --> 00:25:39.759
 who do

00:25:39.759 --> 00:25:40.399
 not know

00:25:40.399 --> 00:25:40.720
 this

00:25:40.720 --> 00:25:41.319
 peace.

00:25:43.039 --> 00:25:43.899
 And we

00:25:43.899 --> 00:25:44.199
 can have

00:25:44.199 --> 00:25:44.839
 confidence

00:25:44.839 --> 00:25:45.639
 in going

00:25:45.639 --> 00:25:46.500
 to these

00:25:46.500 --> 00:25:47.099
 family and

00:25:47.099 --> 00:25:47.619
 friends that

00:25:47.619 --> 00:25:48.099
 may be

00:25:48.099 --> 00:25:48.899
 hostile to

00:25:48.899 --> 00:25:50.039
 this message.

00:25:50.039 --> 00:25:51.180
 we can

00:25:51.180 --> 00:25:51.440
 have

00:25:51.440 --> 00:25:52.119
 confidence

00:25:52.119 --> 00:25:53.799
 only rooted

00:25:53.799 --> 00:25:54.779
 in Christ

00:25:54.779 --> 00:25:56.539
 because in

00:25:56.539 --> 00:25:57.480
 Christ he

00:25:57.480 --> 00:25:58.200
 has gone

00:25:58.200 --> 00:25:59.399
 before us

00:25:59.399 --> 00:26:00.799
 and proclaimed

00:26:00.799 --> 00:26:01.799
 this truth

00:26:01.799 --> 00:26:02.619
 himself.

00:26:03.359 --> 00:26:04.460
 And all

00:26:04.460 --> 00:26:05.379
 we need

00:26:05.379 --> 00:26:05.720
 to do

00:26:05.720 --> 00:26:06.299
 is point

00:26:06.299 --> 00:26:07.559
 to Christ.

00:26:08.359 --> 00:26:08.759
 It is

00:26:08.759 --> 00:26:10.539
 the evangelistic

00:26:10.539 --> 00:26:11.619
 message to

00:26:11.619 --> 00:26:12.839
 proclaim this

00:26:12.839 --> 00:26:13.279
 peace,

00:26:14.079 --> 00:26:14.899
 this true

00:26:14.899 --> 00:26:16.059
 vertical peace

00:26:16.059 --> 00:26:18.000
 through the

00:26:18.000 --> 00:26:18.460
 blood of

00:26:18.460 --> 00:26:18.799
 Christ.

00:26:18.980 --> 00:26:19.180
 And I

00:26:19.180 --> 00:26:19.600
 encourage you

00:26:19.600 --> 00:26:20.180
 to pray

00:26:20.180 --> 00:26:21.440
 specific

00:26:21.440 --> 00:26:22.200
 prayers during

00:26:22.200 --> 00:26:22.720
 this season

00:26:22.720 --> 00:26:23.100
 for that.

00:26:24.140 --> 00:26:25.039
 So last

00:26:25.039 --> 00:26:25.579
 verse,

00:26:25.880 --> 00:26:26.519
 verse 18

00:26:26.519 --> 00:26:26.779
 here.

00:26:28.220 --> 00:26:28.480
 For

00:26:28.480 --> 00:26:29.279
 through him

00:26:29.279 --> 00:26:30.079
 we both

00:26:30.079 --> 00:26:30.860
 together

00:26:30.860 --> 00:26:32.100
 have access

00:26:32.100 --> 00:26:33.160
 in one

00:26:33.160 --> 00:26:33.720
 spirit

00:26:33.720 --> 00:26:35.299
 to the

00:26:35.299 --> 00:26:35.600
 Father.

00:26:36.200 --> 00:26:36.620
 This is the

00:26:36.620 --> 00:26:37.019
 third and

00:26:37.019 --> 00:26:38.400
 final Trinitarian

00:26:38.400 --> 00:26:38.880
 formula,

00:26:39.039 --> 00:26:39.500
 the Spirit,

00:26:39.640 --> 00:26:40.120
 the Holy

00:26:40.120 --> 00:26:40.539
 Spirit.

00:26:42.460 --> 00:26:43.100
 And here

00:26:43.100 --> 00:26:43.759
 the center

00:26:43.759 --> 00:26:44.100
 of this

00:26:44.100 --> 00:26:44.500
 verse is

00:26:44.500 --> 00:26:45.180
 access.

00:26:45.700 --> 00:26:46.319
 The result

00:26:46.319 --> 00:26:47.539
 of Christ's

00:26:47.539 --> 00:26:48.039
 work.

00:26:48.460 --> 00:26:49.880
 is our

00:26:49.880 --> 00:26:50.819
 access.

00:26:52.620 --> 00:26:52.980
 And that,

00:26:53.299 --> 00:26:53.819
 I pray,

00:26:53.920 --> 00:26:54.279
 would give

00:26:54.279 --> 00:26:54.819
 you joy.

00:26:56.120 --> 00:26:56.579
 Only

00:26:56.579 --> 00:26:57.720
 through one

00:26:57.720 --> 00:26:58.240
 man can

00:26:58.240 --> 00:26:58.880
 we have

00:26:58.880 --> 00:26:59.819
 access to

00:26:59.819 --> 00:27:00.220
 the Father

00:27:00.220 --> 00:27:01.000
 in one

00:27:01.000 --> 00:27:01.319
 spirit.

00:27:01.740 --> 00:27:01.960
 And that

00:27:01.960 --> 00:27:02.259
 is the

00:27:02.259 --> 00:27:02.539
 man,

00:27:03.640 --> 00:27:04.279
 Christ,

00:27:04.700 --> 00:27:04.940
 Jesus.

00:27:07.380 --> 00:27:08.100
 So in

00:27:08.100 --> 00:27:08.460
 conclusion,

00:27:09.519 --> 00:27:09.860
 if we go

00:27:09.860 --> 00:27:10.620
 back and

00:27:10.620 --> 00:27:11.079
 think about

00:27:11.079 --> 00:27:11.779
 our worldly

00:27:11.779 --> 00:27:12.220
 peace,

00:27:12.519 --> 00:27:13.480
 our general

00:27:13.480 --> 00:27:14.079
 definition,

00:27:14.240 --> 00:27:14.480
 if we go

00:27:14.480 --> 00:27:14.799
 back and

00:27:14.799 --> 00:27:15.259
 think about

00:27:15.259 --> 00:27:16.819
 your two

00:27:16.819 --> 00:27:17.720
 children being

00:27:17.720 --> 00:27:18.100
 at war

00:27:18.100 --> 00:27:18.440
 together.

00:27:20.000 --> 00:27:20.700
 But the

00:27:20.700 --> 00:27:23.579
 worldly

00:27:23.579 --> 00:27:24.000
 peace,

00:27:24.079 --> 00:27:24.279
 or the

00:27:24.279 --> 00:27:24.839
 horizontal,

00:27:25.160 --> 00:27:25.980
 typically is

00:27:25.980 --> 00:27:26.420
 that the

00:27:26.420 --> 00:27:26.960
 offender

00:27:26.960 --> 00:27:27.920
 initiates the

00:27:27.920 --> 00:27:28.519
 process of

00:27:28.519 --> 00:27:29.019
 reconciliation

00:27:29.019 --> 00:27:30.259
 with the

00:27:30.259 --> 00:27:30.700
 offended.

00:27:31.660 --> 00:27:32.680
 But as we

00:27:32.680 --> 00:27:33.440
 have seen,

00:27:35.440 --> 00:27:36.720
 biblical or

00:27:36.720 --> 00:27:38.079
 vertical or

00:27:38.079 --> 00:27:39.019
 heavenly peace,

00:27:39.759 --> 00:27:40.400
 it's different.

00:27:40.960 --> 00:27:41.559
 The gospel

00:27:41.559 --> 00:27:42.460
 turns that

00:27:42.460 --> 00:27:43.259
 upside down.

00:27:43.259 --> 00:27:45.740
 the offended

00:27:45.740 --> 00:27:48.000
 initiates the

00:27:48.000 --> 00:27:49.099
 process of

00:27:49.099 --> 00:27:49.619
 reconciliation

00:27:49.619 --> 00:27:50.680
 with the

00:27:50.680 --> 00:27:51.220
 offenders.

00:27:51.940 --> 00:27:52.819
 It flips the

00:27:52.819 --> 00:27:53.259
 definition.

00:27:54.400 --> 00:27:55.039
 It is not

00:27:55.039 --> 00:27:56.299
 humans who

00:27:56.299 --> 00:27:57.279
 approach God

00:27:57.279 --> 00:27:58.420
 to make

00:27:58.420 --> 00:27:58.859
 peace,

00:27:59.379 --> 00:28:00.460
 but God

00:28:00.460 --> 00:28:00.819
 does.

00:28:01.500 --> 00:28:02.059
 The one who

00:28:02.059 --> 00:28:02.720
 is offended

00:28:02.720 --> 00:28:05.440
 initiates that

00:28:05.440 --> 00:28:06.379
 process of

00:28:06.379 --> 00:28:06.839
 reconciliation.

00:28:06.839 --> 00:28:07.019
 reconciliation.

00:28:08.359 --> 00:28:09.659
 God initiates

00:28:09.659 --> 00:28:10.599
 the process of

00:28:10.599 --> 00:28:12.139
 reconciliation with

00:28:12.139 --> 00:28:13.419
 us through the

00:28:13.419 --> 00:28:14.299
 blood of

00:28:14.299 --> 00:28:14.699
 Christ.

00:28:15.720 --> 00:28:17.539
 Now, do

00:28:17.539 --> 00:28:18.179
 you believe

00:28:18.179 --> 00:28:18.500
 this?

00:28:19.220 --> 00:28:19.779
 Do you just

00:28:19.779 --> 00:28:20.539
 know this?

00:28:20.699 --> 00:28:21.319
 Or do you

00:28:21.319 --> 00:28:22.539
 truly believe

00:28:22.539 --> 00:28:23.799
 and trust in

00:28:23.799 --> 00:28:25.000
 the Lord in

00:28:25.000 --> 00:28:25.279
 this?

00:28:25.819 --> 00:28:26.379
 Because this

00:28:26.379 --> 00:28:27.519
 is what's

00:28:27.519 --> 00:28:28.459
 easier is to

00:28:28.459 --> 00:28:29.079
 have a worldly

00:28:29.079 --> 00:28:29.619
 peace, the

00:28:29.619 --> 00:28:30.459
 horizontal peace.

00:28:31.599 --> 00:28:32.559
 It's much more

00:28:32.559 --> 00:28:33.039
 difficult to

00:28:33.039 --> 00:28:34.000
 believe and

00:28:34.000 --> 00:28:34.679
 apply to your

00:28:34.679 --> 00:28:34.980
 life.

00:28:34.980 --> 00:28:37.079
 hope that

00:28:37.079 --> 00:28:38.360
 the offended

00:28:38.360 --> 00:28:39.539
 one initiates

00:28:39.539 --> 00:28:40.319
 the process of

00:28:40.319 --> 00:28:40.819
 reconciliation.

00:28:41.460 --> 00:28:43.480
 That goes to

00:28:43.480 --> 00:28:44.740
 the heart of

00:28:44.740 --> 00:28:45.339
 our pride,

00:28:45.579 --> 00:28:46.140
 because we

00:28:46.140 --> 00:28:46.819
 want to do

00:28:46.819 --> 00:28:47.140
 something.

00:28:47.960 --> 00:28:48.519
 We want to

00:28:48.519 --> 00:28:49.000
 be the hero.

00:28:51.599 --> 00:28:52.400
 Does this

00:28:52.400 --> 00:28:52.839
 give you

00:28:52.839 --> 00:28:53.360
 dread?

00:28:54.640 --> 00:28:55.380
 Or does

00:28:55.380 --> 00:28:55.940
 this give you

00:28:55.940 --> 00:28:57.380
 joy that

00:28:57.380 --> 00:28:58.160
 you can look

00:28:58.160 --> 00:28:59.500
 to Christ and

00:28:59.500 --> 00:29:00.860
 see that God

00:29:00.860 --> 00:29:01.700
 has initiated

00:29:01.700 --> 00:29:02.579
 reconciliation

00:29:02.579 --> 00:29:04.859
 for your

00:29:04.859 --> 00:29:05.139
 sin?

00:29:05.740 --> 00:29:06.259
 Does that

00:29:06.259 --> 00:29:06.519
 give you

00:29:06.519 --> 00:29:06.980
 joy?

00:29:08.019 --> 00:29:08.779
 I hope it

00:29:08.779 --> 00:29:09.019
 does.

00:29:10.119 --> 00:29:10.759
 I hope that

00:29:10.759 --> 00:29:11.439
 you see this

00:29:11.439 --> 00:29:12.299
 as a beautiful

00:29:12.299 --> 00:29:14.559
 truth that

00:29:14.559 --> 00:29:14.939
 you can

00:29:14.939 --> 00:29:15.579
 proclaim.

00:29:16.379 --> 00:29:16.939
 If you

00:29:16.939 --> 00:29:18.439
 don't, I

00:29:18.439 --> 00:29:18.879
 encourage you

00:29:18.879 --> 00:29:19.720
 to turn to

00:29:19.720 --> 00:29:20.480
 the Lord who

00:29:20.480 --> 00:29:21.679
 extends this

00:29:21.679 --> 00:29:23.079
 peace to

00:29:23.079 --> 00:29:23.720
 you through

00:29:23.720 --> 00:29:24.460
 his Son.

00:29:25.460 --> 00:29:26.000
 I pray that

00:29:26.000 --> 00:29:26.599
 you would

00:29:26.599 --> 00:29:27.220
 read this,

00:29:28.279 --> 00:29:28.740
 you would be

00:29:28.740 --> 00:29:29.699
 confused by it,

00:29:30.319 --> 00:29:31.039
 drawn to it,

00:29:31.039 --> 00:29:31.879
 that you

00:29:31.879 --> 00:29:32.460
 would turn

00:29:32.460 --> 00:29:33.399
 and go to

00:29:33.399 --> 00:29:34.359
 him with

00:29:34.359 --> 00:29:35.460
 this truth.

00:29:37.480 --> 00:29:38.039
 But if you

00:29:38.039 --> 00:29:39.519
 do, if you

00:29:39.519 --> 00:29:40.139
 do know this

00:29:40.139 --> 00:29:40.960
 true to be

00:29:40.960 --> 00:29:42.119
 true, I

00:29:42.119 --> 00:29:43.000
 pray that the

00:29:43.000 --> 00:29:43.519
 Lord would

00:29:43.519 --> 00:29:44.000
 give you

00:29:44.000 --> 00:29:44.680
 peace in

00:29:44.680 --> 00:29:45.259
 this life

00:29:45.259 --> 00:29:45.980
 while remembering

00:29:45.980 --> 00:29:46.859
 the ultimate

00:29:46.859 --> 00:29:48.420
 peace accomplished

00:29:48.420 --> 00:29:51.119
 through Christ,

00:29:52.059 --> 00:29:52.779
 God's Son.

00:29:54.500 --> 00:29:55.180
 I pray that

00:29:55.180 --> 00:29:56.240
 the Lord would

00:29:56.240 --> 00:29:56.980
 give us

00:29:56.980 --> 00:29:58.759
 wisdom and

00:29:58.759 --> 00:29:59.599
 courage to

00:29:59.599 --> 00:30:00.599
 proclaim this

00:30:00.599 --> 00:30:01.579
 peace to

00:30:01.579 --> 00:30:02.339
 those who

00:30:02.339 --> 00:30:03.439
 do not

00:30:03.439 --> 00:30:04.439
 yet know

00:30:04.439 --> 00:30:05.759
 or who

00:30:05.759 --> 00:30:06.519
 have hardened

00:30:06.519 --> 00:30:07.419
 hearts.

00:30:07.980 --> 00:30:08.759
 Pray those

00:30:08.759 --> 00:30:10.019
 specific prayers

00:30:10.019 --> 00:30:10.699
 this week.

00:30:13.679 --> 00:30:14.719
 Christ is

00:30:14.719 --> 00:30:15.199
 peace.

00:30:15.980 --> 00:30:16.359
 Christ

00:30:16.359 --> 00:30:17.859
 makes peace.

00:30:18.439 --> 00:30:18.819
 Christ

00:30:18.819 --> 00:30:19.599
 proclaims

00:30:20.480 --> 00:30:20.599
 peace.

00:30:23.939 --> 00:30:24.539
 I'll have

00:30:24.539 --> 00:30:26.000
 Paul have

00:30:26.000 --> 00:30:26.459
 the last

00:30:26.459 --> 00:30:26.859
 word.

00:30:27.240 --> 00:30:27.459
 Look with

00:30:27.459 --> 00:30:27.659
 me.

00:30:27.660 --> 00:30:29.259
 verse 19

00:30:29.259 --> 00:30:30.200
 at the

00:30:30.200 --> 00:30:30.600
 end of

00:30:30.600 --> 00:30:31.480
 our text.

00:30:32.900 --> 00:30:34.200
 So then,

00:30:35.240 --> 00:30:35.840
 you are

00:30:35.840 --> 00:30:36.860
 no longer,

00:30:37.400 --> 00:30:38.440
 you are no

00:30:38.440 --> 00:30:38.840
 longer

00:30:38.840 --> 00:30:40.740
 strangers and

00:30:40.740 --> 00:30:41.140
 aliens,

00:30:41.980 --> 00:30:42.880
 but you are

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 fellow citizens

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 with the

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 saints and

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 members of

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 the household

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 of God.

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 Pray with

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 me.

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 God

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 God

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 God

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 God

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