Ephesians 3 Essay

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1. What is the kernel truth of Ephesians 3, and how does this influence our understanding of God’s plan of salvation for this era?
Ephesians 3 reveals the mystery of Christ and the church which had been hidden by God from mankind since the beginning of time and history. Thus, the ‘kernel truth’ revealed in this mystery is that through the gospel, Gentiles are fellow heirs and members of the same body, and partakers in the promise of Jesus Christ (Ephesians 3:6). Therefore, Jews and Gentiles are now one in the church age under Jesus Christ. In terms of salvation for this era, God has revealed something new. With Jew and Gentile being one, salvation, is through God’s grace and faith in Jesus Christ. Ultimately, God created a new humanity, instead of a separate humanity by uniting both Jew and Gentile in the dispensation of the church (Shemaria, 2011, video 2).
2. How does this essential truth differ from redemption as revealed in the Old Testament era of the …show more content…

Therefore, a person is saved by the grace of God and faith in Him alone in both testaments of the Bible. Thus, performing the works of the law was an outpouring of a person’s faith in God. Furthermore, God intended that Israel be a holy nation, and the Mosaic Covenant and Israel, as a Holy nation, were the ways in which salvation could be appreciated by the Gentiles. In other words, God intended Israel to be a holy nation in which all people could come to know God and receive salvation. However, Israel fell into disobedience and ultimately failed in this responsibility. In the New Testament, Jesus did what the Israelites could not do and fulfilled the law perfectly. Therefore, and with the law being fulfilled by Christ, both Jew and Gentile receive salvation through faith and the once and for all sacrifice of Jesus Christ (Shemaria, 2011, video

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