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WHAT THE NEW MAN IS NOW — AFTER RECONCILIATION
INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
Last week we saw the Gentiles going from
Alienation From God to Reconciliation with God.
What we saw was an alienation that was spiritual.
The Gentiles were:
Christless
Stateless
Without a Covenant with God
Hopeless and
Godless.
This not only described the 1st Century Gentiles
It describes the world today.
“But God”
It was though the Death of Christ that the Gentile was reconciled to God.
It was though the Death of Christ that the ceremonial law was abolished.
It was though the Death of Christ that a new
man was created.
Today what our focus will be on What the Jew and the Gentile have now become.
Please turn in your Bibles to:
The Reconciliation that took place between the Jews and the Gentiles was and is a great miracle:
First was our reconciliation with God.
Second was our reconciliation with each other.
Kent Hughes says:
“Upon believing, these outcasts moved to the very center of God’s purpose.
Interlopers became insiders, aliens [became] heirs, the lowest class [became] first class.”
In our passage today, Paul describes further what this means by using three graphic illustrations:
GOD’S CITY OR KINGDOM (v.
19a)
GOD’S FAMILY (v.
19b)
GOD’S TEMPLE (vv.
20-22)
These three illustrations let us know how we are to live in this present world.
Let’s start with:
GOD’S CITY OR KINGDOM (v.
19a)
Notice with me the phrase in v. 19:
“… you are no longer strangers and aliens...”
Barclay says these people were always on the fringe.
The Alien did not have an easy life, they were always regarded with suspicion and dislike.
The Alien differ from the Stranger in that the Stranger was a resident alien, they had taken up residence, but had not become a naturalized citizen.
They paid a tax for the privilege of existing in a land not their own.
Paul is telling the Gentiles they were no longer Strangers and Aliens, but Citizens.
One’s citizenship is an important part of their lives.
I found this humorous story:
In Dallas, the Delta Air Lines reservations office received a call from a troubled dog-owner.
“Can I take my dog on the same plane with me?” the woman asked timidly.
The agent assured her that she could.
Then he asked, “Where do you plan to go?”
“Well,” came the worried reply, “I’m thinking about going to Mexico City.
What I really want to know is this: if I take my dog with me and she has puppies while we’re down there, will they be American citizens.”
—Air Travel
In the 1st Century, citizenship was an even greater source of pride.
It was also helpful to be a Roman Citizen while traveling throughout the Empire.
Paul used his Roman Citizenship to avoid a beating in -19 when he was taken by the Romans and about to be interrogated by a whipping.
Our citizenship is in heaven among the saints.
We discussed that concept in our study of Philippians.
Listen to this story about citizenship:
While serving as a missionary in Laos, I discovered an illustration of the kingdom of God.
Before the colonialists imposed national boundaries, the kings of Laos and Vietnam reached an agreement on taxation in the border areas.
Those who ate short-grain rice, built their houses on stilts, and decorated them with Indian-style serpents were considered Laotians.
On the other hand, those who ate long-grain rice, built their houses on the ground, and decorated them with Chinese-style dragons were considered Vietnamese.
The exact location of a person's home was not what determined his or her nationality.
Instead, each person belonged to the kingdom whose cultural values he or she exhibited.
So it is with us: we live in the world, but as part of God's kingdom, we are to live according to his kingdom's standards and values.
While serving as a missionary in Laos, I discovered an illustration of the kingdom of God.
Before the colonialists imposed national boundaries, the kings of Laos and Vietnam reached an agreement on taxation in the border areas.
Those who ate short-grain rice, built their houses on stilts, and decorated them with Indian-style serpents were considered Laotians.
On the other hand, those who ate long-grain rice, built their houses on the ground, and decorated them with Chinese-style dragons were considered Vietnamese.
The exact location of a person's home was not what determined his or her nationality.
Instead, each person belonged to the kingdom whose cultural values he or she exhibited.
So it is with us: we live in the world, but as part of God's kingdom, we are to live according to his kingdom's standards and values.
While serving as a missionary in Laos, I discovered an illustration of the kingdom of God.
Before the colonialists imposed national boundaries, the kings of Laos and Vietnam reached an agreement on taxation in the border areas.
Those who ate short-grain rice, built their houses on stilts, and decorated them with Indian-style serpents were considered Laotians.
On the other hand, those who ate long-grain rice, built their houses on the ground, and decorated them with Chinese-style dragons were considered Vietnamese.
The exact location of a person's home was not what determined his or her nationality.
Instead, each person belonged to the kingdom whose cultural values he or she exhibited.
So it is with us: we live in the world, but as part of God's kingdom, we are to live according to his kingdom's standards and values.
While serving as a missionary in Laos, I discovered an illustration of the kingdom of God.
Before the colonialists imposed national boundaries, the kings of Laos and Vietnam reached an agreement on taxation in the border areas.
Those who ate short-grain rice, built their houses on stilts, and decorated them with Indian-style serpents were considered Laotians.
On the other hand, those who ate long-grain rice, built their houses on the ground, and decorated them with Chinese-style dragons were considered Vietnamese.
The exact location of a person's home was not what determined his or her nationality.
Instead, each person belonged to the kingdom whose cultural values he or she exhibited.
So it is with us: we live in the world, but as part of God's kingdom, we are to live according to his kingdom's standards and values.
While serving as a missionary in Laos, I discovered an illustration of the kingdom of God.
Before the colonialists imposed national boundaries, the kings of Laos and Vietnam reached an agreement on taxation in the border areas.
Those who ate short-grain rice, built their houses on stilts, and decorated them with Indian-style serpents were considered Laotians.
On the other hand, those who ate long-grain rice, built their houses on the ground, and decorated them with Chinese-style dragons were considered Vietnamese.
The exact location of a person's home was not what determined his or her nationality.
Instead, each person belonged to the kingdom whose cultural values he or she exhibited.
So it is with us: we live in the world, but as part of God's kingdom, we are to live according to his kingdom's standards and values.
John Hess-Yoder, Portland, Oregon.
Leadership, Vol. 7, no. 3.
We are God’s citizens living in a fallen sinful world awaiting the return of Christ.
While we are waiting, we are told to “occupy” till He comes.
Are you busy doing God’s work?
We have opportunities for you to “occupy.”
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