With His Body Ephesians 2:11-22 #throwback

Published: July 17, 2018, 11:05 a.m.

b'We\\u2019re on summer vacation! The Queer Theology podcast has been \\u201con air\\u201d for 4 years and over 200 episodes. All summer long, we\\u2019re releasing a throwback episode that looks at the upcoming week\\u2019s lectionary.\\nStay connected with us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and inside of Sanctuary Collective. We\\u2019ll see you with new episodes in September!\\nIn this week\\u2019s podcast Brian and Fr. Shay talk about the resonance of the phrase \\u201cwith his body he broke down the barrier of the hatred that divided us.\\u201d Why does this phrase have so much meaning? What does it mean to break down the barriers with our bodies? Listen in now!\\nRead the transcript (PDF)\\nEphesians 2:11-22\\nTherefore, remember that formerly you who are Gentiles by birth and called \\u201cuncircumcised\\u201d by those who call themselves \\u201cthe circumcision\\u201d (which is done in the body by human hands)\\u2014remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, excluded from citizenship in Israel and foreigners to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world. But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.\\nFor he himself is our peace, who has made the two groups one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility, by setting aside in his flesh the law with its commands and regulations. His purpose was to create in himself one new humanity out of the two, thus making peace, and in one body to reconcile both of them to God through the cross, by which he put to death their hostility. He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near. For through him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.\\nConsequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God\\u2019s people and also members of his household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.\\nThe post With His Body \\u2013 Ephesians 2:11-22 #throwback appeared first on Queer Theology.'