23 – Why Christians Misunderstand Ephesians | D. Thomas Lancaster

The key to unlocking the context of the book of Ephesians has eluded Bible interpreters since the advent of replacement theology. Did Jesus abolish the “law of commandments expressed in ordinances“? How are Gentile believers “fellow heirs“? Who are the spiritual forces being battled with the famed “armor of God“? D. Thomas Lancaster believes he has discovered the missing key and has completed a new commentary on the book of Ephesians that answers these and other pressing questions about some of Paul’s most difficult material. – Episode Timecode – 0:00 – Damian & Jacob glad to be back with a live guest! 5:59 – Ephesians solves the identity crisis of the Messianic Gentile believer. 13:08 – Was Paul actually the author of Ephesians? Critical scholarship. 17:16 – What was unique about the city of Ephesus? 19:13 – The pronouns in Ephesians that unlock the entire epistle. 31:40 – Did Jesus abolish the “law of commandments contained in ordinances”? 43:16 – Understanding the one new man of Ephesians. 46:40 – How does Messiah remove the enmity between Jews and Gentiles? 53:00 – The transmission of the Holy Spirit. 58:02 – The missing big picture context behind the Armor of God. 1:02:55 – Daniel’s next projects. 1:05:27 – Rapid fire round…UFOs and Wisconsin cheese. – Related Resources – The Holy Epistle to the Galatians ffoz.com/the-holy-epistle-to-the-galatians-book.html Torah Club Complete Commentary Sets ffoz.com/torah-club-study/ HaYesod, Uncover Christianity’s Jewish Foundations: Hayesod.org Messiah Magazine: messiahmagazine.org First Fruits of Zion: ffoz.org Messiah Podcast is a production of First Fruits of Zion (ffoz.org) in conjunction with Messiah Magazine (messiahmagazine.org). This publication is designed to provide rich substance, meaningful Jewish contexts, cultural understanding of the teaching of Jesus, and the background of modern faith from a Messianic Jewish perspective. Messiah Podcast theme music provided with permission by Joshua Aaron Music (JoshuaAaron.tv). “Cover the Sea” Copyright WorshipinIsrael.com songs 2020. All rights reserved.