not know the covenant promises God had made to them. You lived in this world without God and without hope. But now you have been united with Christ Jesus. Once you were far away from God, but now you have been brought near to him through the blood of Christ(Ephesians 2:11-13, NLT...
Ephesians 2:3 also establishes this, stating that we are all “by nature children of wrath.” If we are all “by nature children of wrath,” it can only be because we are all by nature sinners — for God does not direct His wrath towards those who are not guilty. God did not creat...
Now known as Satan the devil, he and his angels (demons) powerfully influence the minds and nature of human beings (Ephesians 2:2-3; Luke 10:18; Revelation 12:9). For the most part, humans are oblivious to his tactics and strategies (2 Corinthians 4:3-4). What does all of this ...
Repentance is a major theme of the Bible and a requirement for sinful humans to approach the holy God. But what does repent mean? What is repentance?
1 Corinthians 3:3for you are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and dissension among you, are you not worldly? Are you not walking in the way of man?Ephesians 2:3All of us also lived among them at one time, fulfilling the cravings of our flesh and indulging its desires and ...
Later in the letter thatwe know as 1 John, he wrote: “This is how you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit who confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God. But every spirit who does not confess Jesus is not from God.” (1 John 4:2-3) ...
We don’t have any problem with that, but the rest of 1 Corinthians 15:2 brings the dilemma. Paul says, “by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached.” What does that mean? Does that mean that if a person stops believing the gospel, they lose their...
1. Joseph- The favored son of Jacob, who was sold into slavery by his brothers but rose to become a powerful leader in Egypt. He is a central figure in this passage, dealing with the aftermath of his father's death.2. Joseph's Brothers- The sons of Jacob who previously sold Joseph ...
Demons can possess non-Christians, directly influence their behavior, and give them bad thoughts (Ephesians 2:1-3). But when the Spirit of God comes into you when you put your faith in Jesus Christ, the enemy loses this type of influence in your life (Colossians 1:13, Colossians 2:13-...
is a review the basics or not, it is crucial to understand the biblical truth about salvation for yourself first, and also so that you can clearly present it to others. (I have two messages onEph. 2:8-10from the Ephesians series, on the church web site.) Our text teaches us that…...