Letters to the Church

Paul presents his Gospel in Romans from humanity's plight due to sin to the resurrection of the dead and the New Creation . The Apostle Paul presents his most detailed explanation of the “ Good News of God ” in his Letter to the Romans . Paul was dealing with conflicts between Gentile and Jewish believers in the Assembly and preparing the ground for taking the Gospel to the western regions of the Roman Empire. In the process, he addressed related topics, including death, redemption, the Law, resurrection, and the New Creation.

Le terme “assemblée” ou ‘ekklésia’ est dérivé de l'Assemblée de Yahvé rassemblée pour l'adoration telle qu'elle est rapportée dans la Bible hébraïque . Les références du Nouveau Testament à “ l'assemblée ” ou à “l'église” sont basées sur la langue d'Israël lorsque la nation était assemblée devant Yahweh pour l'adoration. Le nom grec traduit de cette façon est ‘ ekklésia ’, ce qui signifie “assemblée, congrégation, convocation.”

The term “assembly” or ‘ekklésia’ is derived from the Assembly of Yahweh gathered for worship as recorded in the Hebrew Bible . New Testament references to the “ assembly ” or “church” are based on the language of Israel when the nation was assembled before Yahweh for worship. The Greek noun translated this way is ‘ ekklésia ’, meaning “assembly, congregation, convocation.”

Returning to the custodianship of the Law would mean rebuilding the wall of separation between Jews and Gentiles . Paul compares the Mosaic Law to a “ pedagogue ” in its supervision of Israel “ until  the seed came ” in his Letter to the Galatians . That “ seed ,” singular, was Jesus of Nazareth. In Greco-Roman society, the “ pedagogue ” was a slave with custodial and disciplinary authority over an underage child until he reached maturity. The minority status of the child and the authority of the custodian were both temporary .

Par sa Mort et sa Résurrection, Jésus a formé une nouvelle communauté d'alliance - Un Nouvel Homme - basée sur la foi en lui - Éphésiens 2: 11-22. Paul est clair et intransigeant . Considérant ce que Jésus a accompli dans sa Mort et sa Résurrection, il ne peut plus y avoir de divisions entre Juifs et Gentils dans  l'Unique Peuple de Dieu . Par sa mort sacrificielle, il a “ démantelé le mur de séparation du milieu ” qui séparait les Juifs et les Gentils afin “ de les réconcilier tous les deux en un seul corps pour Dieu à travers la Croix .”