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OUR DAILY BREAD July 29, Thursday JESUS IS OUR PEACE Bible in a Year: Psalms 49–50 Romans 1 For he himself is our peace, who has made the two groups one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility. Ephesians 2:14 Today's Scripture & Insight: Ephesians 2:11–22 A monk named Telemachus lived a quiet life, but his death at the end of the fourth century changed the world. Visiting Rome from the East, Telemachus intervened in the blood sport of the gladiatorial arena. He jumped over the stadium wall and tried to stop the gladiators from killing each other. But the outraged crowd stoned the monk to death. The emperor Honorius, however, was moved by Telemachus’ act and decreed the end of the 500-year practice of gladiator games. When Paul calls Jesus “our peace,” he refers to the end of hostility between Jews and gentiles ( Ephesians 2:14 ). God’s chosen people Israel were distinct from the nations and enjoyed certain privileges. For instance, while gentiles w...
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