23在以弗所二章十五至十六节,保罗说,“在祂的肉体里,废掉了那规条中诫命的律法,好把两下在祂自己里面,创造成一个新人,成就了和平;既用十字架除灭了仇恨,便借这十字架,使两下在一个身体里与神和好了。”在这些经文里有一个思想,就是犹太、外邦所有的信徒,都在一个身体里与神和好了,并且在基督里被创造成一个新人。在歌罗西三章十至十一节保罗说,“并且穿上了新人;这新人照着创造他者的形像渐渐更新,以致有充足的知识;在此并没有希利尼人和犹太人、受割礼的和未受割礼的、化外人、西古提人、为奴的、自主的,唯有基督是一切,又在一切之内。”(加拉太书生命读经,二一八至二二○页)
23In Ephesians 2:15-16 Paul says, “Abolishing in His flesh the law of the commandments in ordinances, that He might create the two in Himself into one new man, so making peace, and might reconcile both in one Body to God through the cross, having slain the enmity by it.” In these verses we have the thought that all believers, Jews and Gentiles alike, have been reconciled to God in one Body and in Christ have been created into one new man. In Colossians 3:10-11 Paul says, “Have put on the new man, which is being renewed unto full knowledge according to the image of Him who created him, where there cannot be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free man, but Christ is all and in all.” (Life-study of Galatians, pp. 175-176)