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how can we identify and challenge the 'walls' that are built not just by custom but by power structures today?

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Ephesians 2:14

For he is our peace, who made both one, and broke down the middle wall of partition.

The Apostle Paul, writing from prison, is addressing Christians in Ephesus, a major city in the Roman province of Asia. He's explaining how Jesus's life, death, and resurrection brought together diverse groups, specifically Jews and Gentiles, who were previously separated by religious law and cultural custom.

What 'walls of partition' in our communities or societies might we be called to recognize and dismantle today?

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Read alongside it

  • Galatians 3:28

    This verse further emphasizes unity in Christ, transcending social, ethnic, and gender divisions.

  • Micah 6:8

    This prophet calls for justice and compassion, which often involves challenging unjust systems and divisions.

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