Sunday, December 18, 2011

Fourth Sunday of Advent Verses from the Common English Bible – Ephesians 2:12-22 + Bible Giveaway!!

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It’s Sunday, one week before Christmas, and here are today’s Advent Bible verses from the new Common English Bible translation as I participate in the “Thank You – Come Again – I Promise” blog tour.

Sunday – Ephesians 2:12-22 (CEB)

v At that time you were without Christ. You were alien rather than citizens of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of God’s promise. In this world you had no hope and no God. But now, thanks to Christ Jesus, you who once were so far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.

Christ is our peace. He made both Jews and Gentiles into one group. With his body, he broke down the barrier of hatred that divided us. He canceled the detailed rules of the Law so that he could create one new person out of two groups, making peace. He reconciled them both as one body to God by the cross, which ended the hostility to God.

When he came, he announced the good news of peace to you who were far away from God and to those who were near. We both had access to the Father through Christ by the one Spirit. So now you are no longer strangers and aliens. Rather, you are fellow citizens with God’s people, and you belong to God’s household. As God’s household, you are built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone. The whole building is joined together in him, and it grows up into a temple that is dedicated to the Lord. Christ is building you into a place where God lives through the Spirit.
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As part of this blog tour, I’ve been given the opportunity by the Common English Bible Committee to offer my readers a free copy of the softcover edition of the Common English Bible for each week of the blog tour (which runs through January 31, 2012)!

For this week, please leave a message on today’s blog post telling me what you think about this new translation. Please leave your email address also, so I can contact you to get your mailing address.

The deadline to enter for this week will be Saturday, December 24 at 11:59 pm ET. The winner will be chosen from all entries by the Random Number Generator on Christmas, Sunday, December 25, 2011. Please limit one entry per person. All the best to you!

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