What we were: Dead in transgressions and sins, objects of wrath, disobedient, separate from Christ, excluded in citizenship in Israel, without hope and without God in the world (bad news)
What we are: Alive with Christ, seated with Him in the heavenly realms, brought near to God, God's workmanship created in Christ to do good works prepared for us in advance, people with access to the Father and Holy Spirit (good news)
How we got there: the incomparable riches of God's grace, His kindness, the blood of Christ
What we have done to deserve this: Nothing
What we can do to continue to deserve this: Nothing
God really loves me that much?: Yes
How am I to respond?: see Ephesians, chapters 3-6, among others
No comments:
Post a Comment