Irreconcilable Differences?

Irreconcilable Differences? (Ephesians 2:11–13) 

Introduction: 

Leviticus 20:22–26 

Ephesians 2:4–5; 3:18–19

God took the initiative in Christ to bring near those who were formerly far off:

1) The Social Distance (vs. 11) 

Ephesians 2:15b–16, 21b–22 

Ephesians 4:17 

Genesis 17:11–12 

Acts 10:9–15 

Jeremiah 4:4 

Romans 2:25, 28–29 

Galatians 6:15

2) The Spiritual Distance (vs. 12) 

Genesis 12:3; Isaiah 49:6 

Ephesians 1:4, 5; 2:5 

Ephesians 4:18 

Romans 9:4–5 

Psalm 89:3–4; Jeremiah 23:5–6 

Isaiah 59:21 

Ephesians 2:3

3) The Solution in Christ (vs. 13) 

Ephesians 2:17 with Isaiah 57:19 

Acts 2:39 

1 Peter 2:9–10 

Psalm 148:13–14; 34:17–18 

Ephesians 2:14–16