AMY TURNER

Ephesians 2:15 explains that Jesus made one new humanity through the cross. In the world today, people are often divided. Race, wealth, and gender can all become reasons for conflict. In the time of Paul, there was strong tension between Jews and Gentiles. He wrote that Christ’s work on the cross ended that separation.

Through Jesus, a new community is formed, called the church. It is not built on human divisions but on peace with God and with one another. In this body, differences remain, but they do not create walls of hostility. Instead, there is a unity that honours diversity and a fellowship that shows the power of the gospel.

Isn’t this message especially important in a time when the world struggles with division?

For He Himself is our peace, who made both groups into one and broke down the barrier of the dividing wall,

Ephesians 2:14