Ephesians 2:11-22 shows the relationship between Jewish and Gentile believers in the church. But what does that mean for Israel? Does the creation of the “one new man” mean that Israel, as a nation, has no more part to play in the plan of God in history? In the following I argue in the negative. Gentile believers and Jewish believers are united as one body in the church at this present time--the church age--and that the basis for unity is the abrogation of the Law of Moses through the death of Christ. The unilateral promises made to ethnic Israel need not be taken up into the creation of the church, that what is shared is the blessings of salvation referred to prior to this text (Eph 2:1-10) and that the text should not be used to show that the church has replaced ethnic Israel or that the promises made to Israel cannot have a future fulfillment. Theme of Ephesians It has been noted that discerning the central purpose for which Paul wrote the letter to the Ephesians is difficult...