Ephesians 2:4-10
(4) But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, (5) made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions--it is by grace you have been saved. (6) And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,(7) in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. (8) For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God-- (9) not by works, so that no one can boast. (10) For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
Have you ever read through a portion of the Bible and it just hit you differently than it ever did before-- like it was the first time you'd ever read it? I was reading Ephesians 1 and 2 today and I got that feeling. Certain messages caught my attention that I never found to be all that profound before-- the ones I just listed above, in particular.(4) But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, (5) made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions--it is by grace you have been saved. (6) And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,(7) in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. (8) For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God-- (9) not by works, so that no one can boast. (10) For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
Any comments on them? (I'm thinking of these verses in particular):
(5a) made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions...
(6) And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,
(10) For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
~Sandy(6) And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,
(10) For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.