Christ is Our Peace

Discover what it means for Christ to be our peace within the body of believers in this challenging episode about unity. Based on Ephesians 2:14-16, we learn that Paul's statement is for people inside the family of faith—if we are at enmity with other believers, it is ONLY Jesus that brings peace between factions. Continuing to untangle from enmity, today we address how secondary issues create division where Christ has made peace.

What You'll Learn:

• Why Christ himself is our peace, not our agreement on secondary issues
• What the dividing wall between Jews and Gentiles teaches us about division today
• How Christ killed the hostility through the cross
• What dividing walls we build in the church today
• Why we let secondary issues create enmity between believers
• A practical untangle moment to anchor unity in Christ rather than differences

The Dividing Wall in Paul's Day: In the first century, the biggest division in the church was between Jews and Gentiles. This wasn't a minor disagreement—this was a fundamental identity issue. Jews were God's chosen people with the law, covenant, and promises. Gentiles were outsiders—unclean, separated from God. There was literal hostility. 

Christ Himself Is Our Peace: Notice what Paul says: "He himself is our peace." Not our shared values, not our cultural similarities, not our theological precision. Christ himself. The peace between Jewish and Gentile believers wasn't based on them finally agreeing on everything—it was based on both being reconciled to God through Christ. 

What Unites Us Versus What Divides Us: Critical question: What unites us? If you and another believer both confess that Jesus is Lord, that He died for our sins and rose from the dead, that salvation is by grace through faith—you are united in Christ. That's the foundation. That's what makes you one. 

Killing the Hostility: Paul says Christ reconciled both groups to God "in one body through the cross, thereby killing the hostility." The cross killed the hostility. Not theology, not agreement. The cross. When you remember what Christ did—that He died for both of you, that He reconciled both of you to God, that you both stand before God only by His grace—hostility becomes impossible to justify. 

Your Untangle Moment: Identify one area of division or enmity with another believer or group of believers, then practice untangling by anchoring your unity in Christ rather than your differences. 

Perfect for anyone divided from other believers over secondary issues, struggling with church conflict, or learning that Christ is our peace, not our agreement on everything.

Scripture Focus: Ephesians 2:14-16 Series: Untangle Week Theme: Untangle from Enmity

Learn to anchor your unity in Christ rather than agreement on secondary issues and let Him be your peace.