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Ephesians 3:14-21 (view passage online)
To live a holy life, we must first understand the foundational truths of our new identity in Christ. God’s plan for our holiness is accomplished by His grace through faith, not by our own efforts to keep the law.
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John 2:1-12 (view passage online)
Jesus’ first miracle of turning water into wine at the wedding in Cana reveals His creative power. The miracle points to who He is, replacing the old covenant symbols of purification with the new wine of His new covenant.
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Ephesians 3:1-13 (view passage online)
Paul reveals the mystery that was hidden for ages: in Christ, Gentiles are now fellow heirs with Jews in one body, the church. This new creation is distinct from Israel and demonstrates God’s manifold wisdom to the spiritual realms.
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Ephesians 2:11-22 (view passage online)
Through the blood of Christ, Gentiles who were once far from God have been brought near, creating one new man with Jews. The wall of hostility has been torn down, giving all believers access to the Father as a holy temple where God dwells.
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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.