‘In One Body’

And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby.

Ephesians 2:16

It is Christ Who reconciles us to God.  He effectively accomplishes this by His sacrifice of Himself on the cross.  The life and death of Christ are inseparable when it comes to what they accomplish respectively.  It was the flawless life of Christ which satisfied the Law of God in precept.  The life of Christ paved the way for the death of Christ, which satisfied the Law of God in penalty.  The death of Christ paid the penalty which the Law of God demands for sin.  Because Christ had no sin of His Own for which He must pay, He was the only person qualified to pay for the sins of others.  By this substitutionary sacrifice He accomplished what was necessary to break down ‘the middle wall of partition’ between us and God.  He was able to ‘abolish the enmity’ between us and God.  He was able to ‘create in Himself one new man.’  By the sacrifice of His one body, Christ was able to make of us one body, that is, the Body of Christ, the Church, His Redeemed.  This makes for an indissoluble union from which nothing, and no one in heaven, earth, or hell can separate us.  We are in Christ, and being in Christ are one body, united by His redemptive work.  This makes us part of that great multitude which no man can number.  Today, we rejoice in this Person and in His work which has made us ‘one body.’

Our Glorious Living Christ,
we rejoice that You have made us one body.
We praise You that we have, with You,
a union which shall never dissolve.

Tomm Tice
Where the Bush is Burning