Ephesians #4
Ephesians 2:1-10
Saved for his glory. Saved by grace. Saved for good works.
#ForHisGlory
Published August 8th, 2022
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Main point summary
Why does God save sinners? First and foremost it's for his glory!
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Ephesians 2:1-10
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j And you were k dead
in the trespasses
and sins
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l in which you once walked,
following the course of this world,
following m the prince of the power of the air,
the spirit that is now at work
in n the sons of disobedience—
among whom we all once lived
in o the passions of our flesh,
carrying out the desires of the body 1
and the mind,
and p were by nature q children of wrath,
like the rest of mankind. 2
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But 1 God, being r rich in mercy,
s because of the great love with which he loved us,
even t when we were dead in our trespasses,
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u made us alive together with Christ—
v by grace you have been saved—
and raised us up with him
and w seated us with him
in the heavenly places
in Christ Jesus,
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so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable x riches of his grace
in y kindness toward us
in Christ Jesus.
For z by grace
through faith
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you have been saved
And this is b not your own doing;
c it is the gift of God,
d not a result of works,
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e so that no one may boast.
For f we are his workmanship,
g created in Christ Jesus
h for good works,
i which God prepared beforehand,
j that we should walk in them.
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Ephesians 2:1-10
And you were dead
in the trespasses
Ground
and sins
in which you once walked,
Manner
following the course
of this world,
Source
following the prince
of the power
Attributive
of the air,
Descriptive
the spirit that is now at work
in the sons
Disadadvantage
of disobedience—
among whom we all once lived
Context
in the passions
of our flesh,
Producer
carrying out the desires
of the body
and the mind,
and were by nature children
Result
of wrath,
Destination
like the rest
Comparison
of mankind.
Partitive
being rich in mercy,
because of the great love
with which he loved us,
Means
even when we were dead
Concessive
in our trespasses,
together with Christ—
Accompaniment
by grace
you have been saved—
But God made us alive
and raised us up
with him
and seated us
with him
in the heavenly places
Locative
in Christ Jesus,
in the coming ages
Temporal
so that ... he might show the immeasurable riches
Advantage
of his grace
Attributed
in kindness toward us
Distinction
in Christ Jesus.
For by grace
you have been saved
through faith.
And this is not your own doing;
it is the gift
Substitution
of God,
not a result
Negative
of works,
so that no one may boast.
Purpose
For we are his workmanship,
created in Christ Jesus
Example
for good works,
which God prepared beforehand,
that we should walk
in them.
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