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Ephesians 2:1-10 (view passage online)
Paul teaches that people live dead in sin, following the world and the prince of the power of the air. God makes believers alive together with Christ by His grace. Salvation remains entirely God’s work, given as a gift through faith, and He creates us in Christ Jesus for good works.
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Ephesians 2:1-10 (view passage online)
Paul continues his study of the human condition before salvation, describing people as dead in trespasses and children of wrath. God shows rich mercy by making believers alive, raising them up, and seating them with Christ. He pours out the riches of His grace toward us in Christ Jesus.
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John 1:35-51 (view passage online)
Andrew and John follow Jesus after John the Baptist points Him out. Andrew finds Peter to tell him they found the Messiah, and Philip brings Nathanael. Jesus calls His first disciples, and each person who encounters Him goes to tell someone else.
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Ephesians 2:1-10 (view passage online)
Paul describes the desperate condition of humanity before salvation. People live dead in trespasses, walk according to the course of the world, fulfill the desires of their flesh and mind, and exist as children of wrath by nature. Understanding this condition helps believers appreciate God’s saving work.
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Ephesians 1:15-23 (view passage online)
Paul prays for believers to know the hope of God’s calling, the riches of His inheritance, and the exceeding greatness of His power toward those who believe. The same power that raised Christ from the dead now works in believers.
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Ephesians 1:11-14 (view passage online)
Believers obtain a secure inheritance, predestined according to God’s purpose. God seals His people with the Holy Spirit of promise. The Holy Spirit serves as the guarantee of this inheritance.
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John 1:14-18 (view passage online)
The Word becomes flesh and dwells among men. The only begotten Son declares God, bringing grace and truth to the world. John contrasts the law given through Moses with the grace and truth that comes through Jesus Christ.
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Ephesians 1:7-10 (view passage online)
Believers have redemption through the blood of Christ, receiving the forgiveness of sins according to the riches of His grace. God makes known the mystery of His will to His people. Redemption means God buys us back and releases us by paying a ransom price.
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Ephesians 1:1-6 (view passage online)
God chooses believers in Christ before the foundation of the world and predestines them to adoption as sons. He makes His people accepted in the Beloved. Every spiritual blessing belongs to us in Christ.
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John 1:6-34 (view passage online)
John the Baptist sees Jesus and identifies Him as the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. John testifies that he saw the Spirit descending on Jesus like a dove. He clearly names Jesus as the Son of God.