Nov 4, 2018
Believers have ACCESS to God
After referencing the dividing wall (Soreg) at the Temple that warned non-Jews (Gentiles) like the Ephesians not to enter on threat of death, Paul defined their new access to God. During his ministry, Jesus preached peace with God to those spiritually ‘near’ to God (the Jews with the Law), and to those ‘far’ from God (the Gentiles with no knowledge of God; Matt. 4:17). This meant bothJews and Gentiles who believed in Jesus now had access to God without a pope, priest, or pastor (Rom. 5:1, 2; 1 Tim. 2:5). Jesus is the way and the means to God, so those without God can know God (John 14:6)!