Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands;
So remember this, you weren't born into God's chosen people. You were outsiders, and the religious insiders had names for you that made it clear you didn't belong to their club.
You used to be on the outside looking in at God's people.
📚 Historical Context
In the first century AD, the Jewish people viewed themselves as God's chosen covenant people, marked by the physical sign of circumcision as commanded in the Old Testament, which created a clear divide between them and the Gentiles. Paul, writing to the Ephesian church composed largely of Gentile believers, urges them to recall their former status as outsiders to emphasize the radical change brought by Christ. This reminder serves as a foundation for Paul's argument about the unity of Jews and Gentiles in the body of Christ.
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