"In Christ we are living stones built into a temple."
In the Old Testament, Israel was set aside from the rest of the people on earth. God, so to speak, built a wall around them to keep them apart. This was to fulfill the promise God made to Adam and Abraham. From Israel, born of a woman, would come the Messiah.
One way they were set apart was through Circumcision.
In the New Testament, with the coming of Jesus, the wall was knocked down. The curtain torn. Israel did not need to be "set apart" anymore, because Christ came for all people. When Peter was having a difficult time accepting the Gentiles he got "a three fold kick from the Lord" (Pastor Percy) Paul also had to rebuke Peter for trying to hold the Gentiles to Jewish standards.
Old Walls come down slowly.
Sin causes wall to go up. Sin divides. Sin puts a wedge between us and God.
With the death and resurrection of Jesus the walls come down!
We become one with Christ. God sees us as perfect through Jesus Christ.
We get a baptismal Passport and become members of God's family! In Christ! We didn't do it , Jesus did it! We together with the Saints who have gone before us!
We are of the Family of God, a royal priesthood, privileged people, and one with Christ.
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