Christ Himself is Our Peace - Ephesians: Grace in Christ

It seems as if few areas of life have not been touched by a heightened sense of division and conflict in these recent times whether political, racial, economic, social, or religious, there are "walls of hostility" that exist between different groups that are so entrenched that it leaves us wondering if there can ever be such a thing as true reconciliation and peace. God's answer to that is yes, but it will not be found in peace talks or man's efforts at reconciliation because such conflict in human relationships is symptomatic of the greater hostility that exists between man and God because of sin. Only when the great barrier of our sin is dealt with by God's grace through Jesus' Christ, can we have true peace and reconciliation in our relationships with others. This is why the church is the one place where the human distinctions that divide us must give way to the spiritual reality that unites us: the redemption from sin through Jesus Christ. We continue in Ephesians chapter 2 (11-22) and see that Christ himself is our peace.