Christ broke down the barriers and walls

“For Christ himself has brought peace to us. He united Jews and Gentiles into one people when, in his own body on the cross, he broke down the wall of hostility that separated us. He did this by ending the system of law with its commandments and regulations. He made peace between Jews and Gentiles by creating in himself one new people from the two groups. Together as one body, Christ reconciled both groups to God by means of his death on the cross, and our hostility toward each other was put to death. He brought this Good News of peace to you Gentiles who were far away from him, and peace to the Jews who were near. Now all of us can come to the Father through the same Holy Spirit because of what Christ has done for us. So now you Gentiles are no longer strangers and foreigners. You are citizens along with all of God’s holy people. You are members of God’s family. Together, we are his house, built on the foundation of the apostles and the prophets. And the cornerstone is Christ Jesus himself. We are carefully joined together in him, becoming a holy temple for the Lord. Through him you Gentiles are also being made part of this dwelling where God lives by his Spirit.” Ephesians‬ ‭2:14-22‬ ‭NLT‬‬

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When God created everything, when did he say it is good?
     •when He created light(4)
     •when He created the earth(10)
     *and the vegetation the earth(12)
     •when He created sun and moon(18)
     •when He created the birds and the sea creatures(21)
     •when He created the animals and man(25)
     *God saw all that he had made, and it was very good(31)
     •Genesis 1:4,  10,12, 18, 21,  25,31

God created and intended it to be good, as long as we are obeying Him and following His will
     •sin created barrier against this intent of God
     •sin is what takes away from God and against fulfilling His will

Christ broke down the barrier and wall that separated God with Man
     •Biggest tragedy was when man became enemies with God by sin
     •Man and God was reconciled by the cross of Christ
     •God has bestowed grace upon the saints
     •We are restored as God's children
     •We must be obedient to God and His will

Christ broke down the barrier and wall that separated Man with Man
     •Man is often separated by jealousy, hatred, distrust ◦Adam and Eve's sin
      and blaming each other resulted in punishment of suffering and pain
          ◦Cain killed Abel (Gen 4:8)

     •Jesus knocked down the wall of the Gospel of the cross
     •Become one by acknowledging and being grateful for the grace and love
       granted to us by God and have for each other
     •We are disciples of Jesus Christ (John 13:35) “Your love for one another
       will prove to the world that you are my disciples.””John‬ ‭13:35‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Christ broke down the barrier and wall that separated Man and Nature
     •God created the heavens and the earth for good but man is destroying the
      world by pollution, manipulation, exploitation, and selfish wastefulness
        ◦by disobedience, God's judgement resulted in Man's strife in the world
        ◦when we don't love and preserve nature which God created, it will
         become as an angry monster and swallow us up

     •We must preserve nature and this world that God trusted us to take care of

We raised up the barriers and walls that separate us from God, Man, and Nature. With Christ sacrificing Himself on the cross for us, we have been restored and the barriers and walls have been torn down. Be grateful and obedient to God who blessed us with this restoration through Christ. Always seek for guidance by the Holy Spirit to spread the gospel through our actions preserving the relationship with God, lifting up those around us, and preserving and appreciating the nature granted to us.

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