Ephesians 2:13, But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ. Listen carefully: it is IN CHRIST that you have been saved. One too many Christians start out this Read more…
Ephesians 2:12 remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, excluded from citizenship in Israel and foreigners to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world. Today, we learn more of why it Read more…
Ephesians 2:11: Don’t forget that you Gentiles used to be outsiders. You were called “uncircumcised heathens” by the Jews, who were proud of their circumcision, even though it affected only their bodies and not their hearts. God’s Word exorts us Read more…
Ephesians 2:10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them. My brother, my sister in Christ, do you see yourself as God’s masterpiece? Do you realize that ever struggle Read more…
Ephesians 2:9 : For it is by God’s grace that you have been saved through faith. It is not the result of your own efforts, but God’s gift, so that no one can boast about it. Being saved through faith Read more…
Ephesians 2:8 8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—. One of the gifts here is Heaven. And though this is not earned, we are wise Read more…
Ephesians 2:7 And now God can always point to us as examples of how very, very rich his kindness is, as shown in all he has done for us through Jesus Christ. Imagine this scene in Heaven: God is walking Read more…
Ephesians 2:6 God raised us up from death when He raised up Christ Jesus. He has given us a place with Christ in the heavens. This phrase -raised up from death- is much more than an intellectual knowledge that God Read more…
Ephesians 2:5 We were spiritually dead because of the things we did wrong against God. But God gave us new life with Christ. You have been saved by God’s grace. While one too many of us build our retirement portfolio’s Read more…
Ephesians 2:4 None of us is good enough that we do not need God’s mercy. And, yet, we are too quick to think of mercy being given only to hardened criminals who have no hope of redemption, while deeming ourselves Read more…