Ephesians 2:11-22

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• Ephesians 211-22

2

• For by grace you have been saved through faith.
  And this is not your own doing it is the gift of
  God, not a result of works, so that no one may
  boast.
• Ephesians 28-9

3

• Therefore remember that at one time you Gentiles
  in the flesh, called the uncircumcision by what
  is called the circumcision, which is made in the
  flesh by hands
• Ephesians 211

4

• 2150 BC
• I will surely bless you, and I will surely
  multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven
  and as the sand that is on the seashore . . . in
  your offspring shall all the nations of the earth
  be blessed
• from Genesis 2217-18

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1550 BC

• The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet
  like me from among you, from your brothersit is
  to him you shall listen . . . I will raise up
  for them a prophet like you from among their
  brothers. And I will put my words in his mouth,
  and he shall speak to them all that I command
  him. And whoever will not listen to my words that
  he shall speak in my name, I myself will require
  it of him.
• from Deuteronomy 1815-19

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1000 BC

• the Lord declares to you that the Lord will make
  you a house. When your days are fulfilled and you
  lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your
  offspring after you, who shall come from your
  body, and I will establish his kingdom. He shall
  build a house for my name, and I will establish
  the throne of his kingdom forever. I will be to
  him a father, and he shall be to me a son . . . I
  will discipline him with the rod of men, with the
  stripes of the sons of men, but my steadfast love
  will not depart from him, as I took it from Saul,
  whom I put away from before you. And your house
  and your kingdom shall be made sure forever
  before me. Your throne shall be established
  forever.
• from 2 Samuel 711-16

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33 AD

• And likewise Jesus passed the cup after they
  had eaten, saying, This cup that is poured out
  for you is the new covenant in my blood.
• Luke 2220

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• The poor man died and was carried by the angels
  to Abraham's side. The rich man also died and was
  buried, and in Hell, being in torment, he lifted
  up his eyes and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus
  at his side. And he called out, Father Abraham,
  have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the end
  of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I
  am in anguish in this flame. But Abraham said,
  Child, remember that you in your lifetime
  received your good things, and Lazarus in like
  manner bad things but now he is comforted here,
  and you are in anguish. And besides all this,
  between us and you a great chasm has been fixed,
  in order that those who would pass from here to
  you may not be able, and none may cross from
  there to us.
• Luke 1622-26

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• The disobedient will drink the wine of God's
  wrath, poured full strength into the cup of his
  anger, and he will be tormented with fire and
  sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and in
  the presence of the Lamb. And the smoke of their
  torment goes up forever and ever, and they have
  no rest, day or night
• from Revelation 1410-11

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• Question
• In Revelation 14, how long does the smoke of
  sinners' torment go up in the presence of Jesus
  Christ?

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• Answer
• forever and ever
• with
• no rest, day or night

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• remember that you were at that time separated
  from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of
  Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise,
  having no hope and without God in the world. But
  now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off
  have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
• Ephesians 212-13

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• But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off
  have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
  For he himself is our peace, who has made us both
  one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing
  wall of hostility
• Ephesians 213-14

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• But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off
  have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
  For he himself is our peace, who has made us both
  one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing
  wall of hostility by abolishing the law of
  commandments expressed in ordinances, that he
  might create in himself one new man in place of
  the two, so making peace, and might reconcile us
  both to God in one body through the cross,
  thereby killing the hostility. And he came and
  preached peace to you who were far off and peace
  to those who were near.
• Ephesians 213-17

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• For through him we both have access in one Spirit
  to the Father. So then you are no longer
  strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens
  with the saints and members of the household of
  God
• Ephesians 218-19

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• you are fellow citizens with the saints and
  members of the household of God, built on the
  foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ
  Jesus himself being the cornerstone
• from Ephesians 219-20

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• in whom the whole structure, being joined
  together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord.
  In him you also are being built together into a
  dwelling place for God by the Spirit. In him you
  also are being built together into a dwelling
  place for God by the Spirit.
• Ephesians 221-22

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• For by grace you have been saved through faith.
  And this is not your own doing it is the gift of
  God, not a result of works, so that no one may
  boast. For we are his workmanship, created in
  Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared
  beforehand, that we should walk in them.
• Ephesians 28-10

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• Question
• Why were the elect created in Christ Jesus?

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• Answer
• For good works.

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• Let's pray.