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The Church: Alive in Christ

The Church: Alive in Christ. Ephesians 2. The Church of Christ. BLESSINGS. The fullness of Him, 1:23 That you may know …, 1:18 Continues uninterrupted into Ephesians 2. ALL. Ephesians 2. Our spiritual condition before and after conversion, 2:1-10

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The Church: Alive in Christ

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  1. The Church: Alive in Christ Ephesians 2

  2. The Church of Christ BLESSINGS • The fullness of Him, 1:23 • That you may know…, 1:18 • Continues uninterrupted into Ephesians 2 ALL

  3. Ephesians 2 • Our spiritual condition before and after conversion, 2:1-10 • Our spiritual relation before and after conversion, 2:11-18 • The grand summary, 2:19-22

  4. Spiritual Condition in ChristEphesians 2:1-10-Conversion- BEFORE AFTER Alive in Christ Walk in good works With Christ In heavenly places Obedient Mercy, love, grace Saved • Dead in sin • Walked in lust • With Satan • In the world • Disobedient • Wrath • Lost 2:1, 5 2:2-3,10 2:2, 5 2:2, 6 2:2,8-10 2:3-8 2:5, 8

  5. The Two Sides of SalvationEphesians 2:8-9 GOD MAN FAITH, 2:8 NOT OF WORKS (YOURSELF), 2:8-9 OBEY • MERCY, 2:4 • LOVE, 2:4 • GRACE, 2:5 GIFT The Church is God’s WorkmanshipEphesians 2:10; 3:10-11; Matthew 16:18

  6. Our New Relation in ChristEphesians 2:11-18 At That Time (2:12) [Gentiles in the Flesh] But Now (2:13-18) [In Christ Jesus] In Christ, 13 Near, 13 One body, 14-15 Peace, 14-15, 17 Access to God, 18 • Without Christ • Aliens (far off) • Strangers • No hope • Without God By the Blood of Christ THE CROSS THE GOSPEL

  7. MIDDLE WALL OF SEPARATION JEWS Circumcision Israel Covenants Hope With God GENTILES Uncircumcision Aliens Strangers No Hope Without God ENMITY (Law of Moses) Dividing Wall Broken Down!Ephesians 2:11-18 IN HIS DEATH, CHRIST… Broke Down Wall of Separation | Abolished Law of Moses Created One New Man | Reconciliation | Peace

  8. Christ is Our PeaceEphesians 2:11-18 • Peace between Jews and Gentiles, 2:14, 15 • Peace between sinners and God, 2:16, 18 • By removing the enmity of the law (2:15) • By reconciling sinner to God in one body (the church) through His death on cross, 2:16 • Peace preached to all, 2:17 (Rom. 1:16; 10:15; Eph. 6:15)

  9. BLOOD OF CHRIST Eph. 2:13-18 GOD ONE BODY (The Church) PEACE WITH GOD (Reconciled) MAN WOMAN MAN WOMAN MAN Peace with Men

  10. The Grand SummaryEphesians 2:19-22 • No longer strangers and foreigners • Fellow citizens with the saints • Members of the household of God • You have a true foundation • You are a holy temple in the Lord

  11. Ephesians 2 • New condition: The church is alive with Christ • New relation: Christ is our means of peace with God and men • We are His workmanship • We do not merit our salvation • New mission: His good works

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