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For through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father
*ETS:
It is only through Christ Jew and Gentile have access to the Father and only through him do we come into oneness in the Spirit of God.
*DTFTD:
Access to God was a very important subject in the Jewish faith. When Jews gathered for worship at the Temple, the presence of God was represented by the Most Holy Place. Just outside the partition and veil was the next section called the Holy Place. Beyond the Holy Place there were decending steps and assigned partitioned sections limiting access. Outside the Holy Place was the court of priests descending from the Court of Priests were steps which led to the Court of Israel, (the access limit for the Jewish men). Descending down other steps one would come to the Court of women (the access limit for Jewish women). Outside the inner wall of the Sanctuary, at the lowest and most outer enclosure was the Court of the Gentiles. There were signs with inscription in Latin and Greek forbidding Gentiles to go beyond their assigned area on the pain of death. The Jews had assigned the Court of the Gentiles to be a place of confusing activity. In the Court of the Gentiles Temple currency was purchased at a profit and sacrifices were sold for a profit. This activity angered Jesus , who ran the money changers out of the Court of the Gentiles, preaching that even the Court of the Gentiles was the Father's House, which was to be a house of Prayer. Ironically the Jews in the inner sanctuary were no closer to God than the Gentiles in their lowest assigned place. Only Jesus could provide access to God. He provides access to all - no partitions separating groups by race or sex. By grace through faith in Christ all can come freely into the presence of God.
*EDS:
Jesus our Great High Priest has torn down the partition walls, giving all access to the Father.
INGREDIENTS: The Christian privilege of access to God. Word Study: Greek word "prosagoge"means admission into the presence of. .
*ESV- English Standard Version; ETS- Essence of the Text in a Sentence; DTFTD- Devotional Thought For The Day; EDS- Essence of the Devotional in a Sentence.
