Research of Ephesians 2:11-22 and its Relevance to the Issue of Racism in the Church
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Racism, Church, Unity, Feud, EphesiansAbstract
This paper aims to draw out the contribution of the biblical research of Ephesians 2:11-22 to the issue of racism in the church that still exists today. This paper utilizes the biblical method by directly exegeting the biblical text by including the flow of thought of Ephesians 2:11-22 as well as including historical context analysis and key word analysis. I find that Ephesians 2:11-22 explains its argument in three main parts: 1) the condition of Gentiles and Jewish Christians before in Christ; 2) while in Christ; 3) after in Christ. From this research, several findings are relevant to the issue of racism in the church.
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