Some think that salvation is God’s reward for good deeds. Ephesians 2:10 The Voice (VOICE) 10 For we are the product of His hand, heaven’s poetry etched on lives, created in the Anointed, Jesus, to accomplish the good works God arranged long ago. At this student dinner event, Drs. All rights reserved. The Gospel According to Jesus: A Faith that Restores All Things, The Voice, The Voice of Mark, Paperback: Let Them Listen, The Voice Bible, Personal Size, Paperback: Step Into the Story of Scripture, The Voice, The Voice of Hebrews, Paperback: The Mystery of Melkizedek. If that’s true, then it can’t possibly be a gift. To put it another way, works aren’t the means of salvation; they are its presence. In the resurrection of Jesus, the ultimate redemption of the cosmos has begun, and the church is the first act of God’s glorious drama. Acts 19:35 And when the town cleark had appeased the people, he said, You men of Ephesus…. 6 He raised us up with Him and seated us in the heavenly realms with our beloved Jesus the Anointed, the Liberating King. 11 So never forget how you used to be. 2 May God the Father and the Lord Jesus the Anointed surround you with grace and peace. Home Bible Reading Ephesians 2:19. You were the offspring of the prince of the power of air—oh, how he owned you, just as he still controls those living in disobedience. 7 He did this for a reason: so that for all eternity we will stand as a living testimony to the incredible riches of His grace and kindness that He freely gives to us by uniting us with Jesus the Anointed. As there is no sense nor moving to outward things, so no outward thing can move a dead body. New International Version. The Voice (VOICE). Ephesians 1:21 far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in the present age but also in the one to come. 18 By Him both have access to the Father in one Spirit. Scripture: Ephesians 2:11–22. The relationship between faith and works is often misunderstood. But here I am,a grace-made man, privileged to be an echo of His voice anda preacher to all the nations of the riches of the Anointed One, riches that no one ever imagined. You receive it through faith. 1 As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, 2 in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. You didn’t earn it, not one of us did, so don’t go around bragging that you must have done something amazing. John Piper Jan 16, 2000 56 Shares Message. The truth is that salvation is God’s gift through Jesus. It was not our plan or our effort. On the one hand, St. Paul strikes at those who would teach that licentiousness is possible to men who are saved by grace. Ephesians 2:7One very striking characteristic of this epistle is its frequent reference to God’s purposes, and what, for want of a better word, we must call His motives, in giving us Jesus Christ. Job 31:7 If my step has turned out of the way, and my heart walked after my …. 2. Those of you born as outsiders to Israel were outcasts, branded “the uncircumcised” by those who bore the sign of the covenant in their flesh, a sign made with human hands. God gathered you who were so far away and brought you near to Him by the royal blood of the Anointed, our Liberating King. It is God’s gift, pure and simple. The Voice Bible Copyright © 2012 Thomas Nelson, Inc. It is God’s gift, pure and simple. The Only Road to Real Happiness. Ephesians 2:21. Ephesians 2 The Voice (VOICE) Often in his letters, Paul records his prayers for his churches. 6 He raised us up with Him and seated us in the heavenly realms with our beloved Jesus the Anointed, the Liberating King. 8-9 For it’s by God’s grace that you have been saved. 2. The Apostle seems to rise even higher than his ordinary height, while he gazes up to the inaccessible light, and with calm certainty proclaims not only what God has done, but why He has done it. He is constantly talking with God about those he considers his spiritual children. The World of the New Testament. Corpses, dead in life, buried by transgressions, 2 wandering the course of this perverse world. Welcome to the Lifting Her Voice podcast. See on ver. His desire was to create in His body one new humanity from the two opposing groups, thus creating peace. The actual term here is peripateo – to walk about. Discover (and save!) Sign up for DTS Voice updates 2. 10 For we are the product of His hand, heaven’s poetry etched on lives, created in the Anointed, Jesus, to accomplish the good works God arranged long ago. THE WORDS OF WISDOM: ARE THE WORDS OF GOD. As a result, our natural inclinations led us to be children of wrath, just like the rest of humankind. This is the same power that was at work when God raised Jesus from the dead and seated Him in heaven. The Voice™ translation © 2012 Ecclesia Bible Society Ephesians 2:10. Our election is of grace (Romans 11:5). Today we’ll read Ephesians chapter 2 together: Paul explains how we go from death to life, and have unity in Christ. 2 As for you, don’t you remember how you used to just exist? If it were a reward, then heaven would be a place where people might compare notes on what they did to make it through the gates. 12 You had absolutely no connection to the Anointed; you were strangers, separated from God’s people. 7 He did this for a reason: so that for all eternity we will stand as a living testimony to the incredible riches of His grace and kindness that He freely gives to us by uniting us with Jesus the Anointed. The Voice Bible Copyright © 2012 Thomas Nelson, Inc. It is not of works, but of grace (Ephesians 2:8). 1 And his fullness fills you, even though you were once like corpses, dead in your sins and offenses. Ephesians 2:19. Paul says here that we used to live in transgressions and sins. Sep 26, 2015. But Paul is confident in the truth of the gospel. This chapter contains an argument which is a good illustration of the two-edged way in which the sword of the Spirit cuts enemies who come from different directions. The relationship between faith and works is often misunderstood. 15 He offered His body on the sacrificial altar to bring an end to the law’s ordinances and dictations that separated Jews from the outside nations. 1 As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, 2 in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. He prays that God will grant them wisdom, knowledge, and great power. your own Pins on Pinterest He did this for a reason: so that for all eternity we will stand as a living testimony to the incredible riches of His grace and kindness that He freely gives to us by uniting us with Jesus the Anointed. 21 The building is joined together stone by stone—all of us chosen and sealed in Him, rising up to become a holy temple in the Lord. It was not our plan or our effort. Ephesians 2. Ephesians 2:19. Home Bible Reading Ephesians 2:21. 4 But God, with the unfathomable richness of His love and mercy focused on us, 5 united us with the Anointed One and infused our lifeless souls with life—even though we were buried under mountains of sin—and saved us by His grace. 17 The Great Preacher of peace and love came for you, and His voice found those of you who were near and those who were far away. It is God’s gift, pure and simple. 3 All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our flesh and following its desires and thoughts. He is constantly talking with God about those he considers his spiritual children. Made Alive in Christ - And you [He made alive when you] were [spiritually] dead and separated from Him because of your transgressions and sins, in which you once walked. Roles of … I’m not talking about the outsiders alone; 3 we were all guilty of falling headlong for the persuasive passions of this world; we all have had our fill of indulging the flesh and mind, obeying impulses to follow perverse thoughts motivated by dark powers. Ephesians 2:21. In Ephesians 2, what was the “law of commandment” and the “wall of separation”, and what was abolished by Jesus? I’m your host, Joy Miller, and I invite you to grab your Bible and join me as we simply read God’s word together. 13 But now, because of Jesus the Anointed and His sacrifice, all of that has changed. Ephesians 2 The Voice (VOICE) Often in his letters, Paul records his prayers for his churches. He prays that God will grant them wisdom, knowledge, and great power. Darrell L. Bock, Michael Svigel, and Barry Jones discuss the… He is constantly talking with God about those he considers his spiritual children. THE WORDS OF WISDOM: ARE THE WORDS OF GOD. You were aliens to the covenant they had with God; you were hopelessly stranded without God in a fractured world. 10 For we are the product of His hand, heaven’s poetry etched on lives, created in the Anointed, Jesus, to accomplish the good works God arranged long ago. Ephesians 2:2. in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. 4 But God, with the unfathomable richness of His love and mercy focused on us, 5 united us with the Anointed One and infused our lifeless souls with life—even though we were buried under mountains of sin—and saved us by His grace. For we are the product of His hand, heaven’s poetry etched on lives, created in the Anointed, Jesus, to accomplish the good works God arranged long ago. Ultimately Paul knows all powers have been subjected to Jesus, the God-man, and He is destined to be head over all creation. Ephesians 1 The Voice (VOICE) 1 Paul, an emissary of Jesus the Anointed, directly commissioned as His representative by the will of God, to the saints [in Ephesus] faithful in Jesus the Anointed. 6. Ephesians 2:3 Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the …. Ephesians 2:2 Wherein in time past you walked according to the course of this world, … Romans 9:22 What if God, willing to show his wrath, and to make his power known… even. in time. As a result, our natural inclinations led us to be children of wrath, just like the rest of humankind. 9 I am privilegedto enlighten all of Adam’s descendantsto the mystery concealed from previous ages by God, the Creator of all, through Jesus the Anointed. Scripture: Ephesians 2:11–22. 2 And [] you [] were dead [] in your offenses and sins, 2 in which you previously walked according to the [] course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the [] sons of disobedience. 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