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Paul himself defines what this "law of commandments contained in ordinances" is; it is "the enmity" â€â€
which he mentions twice (verses 15-16)  between Jews and Gentiles (see verses 11-12).
He also calls it "the middle wall of division" in verse 14.
Whatever "the law of commandments contained in ordinances" is, it causes hatred and division.
This rules out right away that it refers to God's law, for it, Paul writes in Romans 7:12, "is holy, and the commandment holy and just and good."
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Eph. 2: 14-16 --- Christ did not abolish the law.
God abolished the enmity, which separated Jew and Gentile.
The enmity was symbolized by a physical "middle wall of partition" in the court of the temple. This enmity or enemy between Jew and Gentile was created by the law of commandments in decrees or ordinances of men, which the Jews had put together to separate themselves from Gentiles -- to prevent Gentiles from coming near to them, from being defiled by contact with these 'common people'.
"Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in decrees", doubtless refers to those decrees of men which separated between men.
His purpose “for to make in himself of two, one new man so making peace; And that He might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:" (Eph. 2: 15-16)
It is the enmity that is slain, it is the enmity that is abolished, not the law of God.
http://bibletools.org/index.cfm/fuseact ... ns-215.htm
which he mentions twice (verses 15-16)  between Jews and Gentiles (see verses 11-12).
He also calls it "the middle wall of division" in verse 14.
Whatever "the law of commandments contained in ordinances" is, it causes hatred and division.
This rules out right away that it refers to God's law, for it, Paul writes in Romans 7:12, "is holy, and the commandment holy and just and good."
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Eph. 2: 14-16 --- Christ did not abolish the law.
God abolished the enmity, which separated Jew and Gentile.
The enmity was symbolized by a physical "middle wall of partition" in the court of the temple. This enmity or enemy between Jew and Gentile was created by the law of commandments in decrees or ordinances of men, which the Jews had put together to separate themselves from Gentiles -- to prevent Gentiles from coming near to them, from being defiled by contact with these 'common people'.
"Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in decrees", doubtless refers to those decrees of men which separated between men.
His purpose “for to make in himself of two, one new man so making peace; And that He might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:" (Eph. 2: 15-16)
It is the enmity that is slain, it is the enmity that is abolished, not the law of God.
http://bibletools.org/index.cfm/fuseact ... ns-215.htm