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how do other biblical texts speak about barriers between different groups of people?

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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 to a community of new believers in Ephesus (a major Roman city in Asia Minor, modern-day Turkey) around the first century CE, is explaining how Jesus' life and death have brought together people from different backgrounds.

What 'walls' might we be asked to acknowledge and dismantle in our own lives or communities?

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  • Galatians 3:28

    This passage emphasizes unity in Christ, transcending social distinctions.

  • Isaiah 57:19

    This prophetic text speaks of peace for those far off and near, foreshadowing reconciliation.

  • Acts 10:34-35

    Peter realizes that God shows no favoritism and accepts people from every nation.

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