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Notes
Gentile and Jewish Christians unite in Christ to form a holy temple for the Lord. The Lord is present among his people (see Matthew 18:20; 28:20; 1 Corinthians 3:16; 1 Peter 2:4–5).
Paul now focuses on the grace God has given, particularly to Gentiles (non-Jews). God brought them into his family and united them with Jews in a new, unified, multiethnic community. This new community is the body of Christ, the church. Paul’s focus on including Gentiles suggests they might have experienced discrimination from Jewish Christians.
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Glossary
Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Binding and Loosing Church Letter to the Ephesians Peace Peter, First Letter of Second Letter to the Thessalonians Temple
Topics
Architecture: Figurative Church: Christ, Head of Church: Christian, Divinely Established Church: Design of Church: Holy Temple Church: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Church: Unity of Fellowship of the Righteous Grow Holiness: General Scriptures Concerning Righteous: Described Temple of the Ekklesia (Body of Christ) The Excellency and Glory of the Church: Consist in Its: Being the Temple of God the First Temple: The Spiritual Church Union with Christ: Illustrated: Foundation and Building