One new man

By His death, Jesus instituted the new covenant. The price was His own precious blood. 

As the Bible says about the consequent relationship between Jew and Gentile:

For he himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of division between us,

Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, that is, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, so as to create in himself one new man from the two, thus making peace,

And that he might reconcile them both to God in one body through the cross, thereby putting to death the enmity.

  Ephesians 2:14 – 16.

God made the new covenant with Israel. The Jews had been subject to Moses’ law, given to them at Mount Sinai. The commandments of Moses’ law made a difference between them and the Gentiles. The Jews having broken that Mosaic covenant, God “broke down the middle wall of division” – the laws of Moses – so that Jesus could present Jew and Gentile as “one new man” to God.

With every one who was forgiven because of Jesus’ sacrifice no longer dead in trespasses, but alive in Him.

There had been two classes of people: Jews and Gentiles. Now there were three: Jews, Gentiles and the church, the church being made up of Jews and Gentiles who had believed on Jesus. The Jews were still Jews and the Gentiles were still Gentiles, but both equal before God.

But wait a minute. Doesn’t it say “There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in  Christ Jesus” (Galatians 3:28)? Indeed it does. But when your sister found the Messiah, did she stop being feminine? When your brother had his sins forgiven, did he stop being a man? When you Gentiles became believers, did you stop being Gentiles? Neither does the Jew stop being a Jew. The Bible is explaining that each one has exactly the same experience in Christ.

Oh the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and his ways past finding out!