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In the doctrinal section of this chapter we have such terms as "dead", "trespass", "sin", "disobedience", "wrath",
"made alive", "save", "faith" and "walk". NOT ONE of these terms appears in the dispensational section; there the
position of the Gentile is set forth as one of "distance" rather than death. He needs to be "made nigh" rather than
saved, the enmity exhibited and destroyed is not the enmity of sin, but occasioned by "ordinances".
In this second section we find stressed the DISPENSATIONAL DISABILITY OF BEING A GENTILE, irrespective of
character or deeds. Let us concentrate our attention, therefore, on this section which speaks of "the Body", and first
of all observe the structure in its simplest outlines:
The New Man
Ephesians 2:11-19
A 11,12.
In time past
B
ALIENATION
A 13-18.
But now
B
RECONCILIATION
A 19
No longer
B
FOREIGNERS
The alienation of the Gentile is placed in contrast with the covenant nearness of Israel, and this will be seen clearly
if the two passages of Scripture that emphasize this are placed side by side:
Israel
Gentile
Dispensational Superiority
Dispensational Disability
No reference to
No reference to
personal character.
personal character.
Romans 9:3-5
Ephesians 2:11,12
A Acc. to FLESH  KINSMEN
A Gentiles in the FLESH
B Israelites
C Adoption
B Without CHRIST
D Glory
E Covenants
C
ALIENS
E Law
C
STRANGERS
D Service
C Promises
B Without HOPE
B Fathers
A Acc. to FLESH CHRIST
A Godless in the WORLD
While Israel "in the flesh" had covenant blessings, the Gentile "in the flesh" was a hopeless alien. In the mercy of
God, the time had come for the salvation of God to be "sent" to the Gentiles (Acts 28:28) without relationship or
dependence upon Israel, and a new constitution is envisaged in the creation "of the twain one new man". We must
ascertain to whom the term "the twain" refers. This is a variant of the recurring expression "the both" that comes in
Ephesians 2:14, 16 and 18:
Ephesians 2:14-18
A He is our PEACE
A
to God
RECONCILED
B The BOTH one
B The BOTH One Body
B The TWAIN one
B The BOTH One Spirit