The Gospel of Reconciliation

In Ephesians chapter 2, Paul takes a step backwards, explaining how we became children of God. In what may be his clearest argument in any of his letters, he explains the two sides of “the gospel of reconciliation,” first emphasizing our individual reconciliation with God, second, our reconciliation with other human beings. According to the N.T., the two great commandments – love God, love your neighbor – should always be seen as two sides of the same coin.